U.S. NAVY NWP 4-04.

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U.S. MARINE CORPS MCWP 4-11.5

SEABEE OPERATIONS
IN THE MAGTF

PRIMARY REVIEW AUTHORITY:

COMMANDER, SECOND NAVAL
CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AND
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS

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PCN 143 000045 00
NWP 4-04.1
MCWP 4-11.5
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVAL DOCTRINE COMMAND
1540 GILBERT STREET
NORFOLK VA 23511-2785

November 1997

LETTER OF PROMULGATION

1. NWP 4-04.1/MCWP 4-11.5, SEABEE OPERATIONS IN THE

MAGTF, is an Unclassified naval warfare publication. It shall be handled by
Department of the Navy holders in accordance with the administrative proce-
dures contained in NWP 1-01.

2. NWP 4-04.1/MCWP 4-11.5 is effective upon receipt and supersedes

FMFM 13-4/NWP 22-9, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE SUPPORT
OF MAGTF OPERATIONS, which shall be destroyed without report.

3. Disclosure of this publication or portions thereof to foreign governments

or international organizations shall be in accordance with NWP 1-01.

J. E. RHODES G. S. HOLDER
Lieutenant General, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
U. S. Marine Corps Commander, Naval Doctrine
Commanding General Command
Marine Corps Combat
Development Command

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NWP 4-04.1
MCWP 4-11.5
November 1997

PUBLICATION NOTICE ROUTING

1. NWP 4-04.1/MWCP 4-11.5, SEABEE OPERATIONS IN THE

MAGTF, is available in the Naval Warfare Publications Library.
It is effective upon receipt.

2. Summary:

a. NWP 4-04.1/MWCP 4-11.5, SEABEE OPERATIONS IN

THE MAGTF, promulgates a doctrinal basis of tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures (TTP) for Seabee operations in sup-
port of Marine Air-Ground Task Forces. The intent is to
improve both the MAGTF and Seabee commanders’ under-
standing of the Seabee’s mission when operating in a
MAGTF. NWP 4-04.1/MWCP 4-11.5 documents new and
revised doctrinal structures and procedures that have been
adopted to enhance the interoperability between the U. S.
Marine Corps and the Naval Construction Force. The mis-
sions, tasks, organization, and capabilities are described so as
to effectively integrate Seabee units into MAGTF opera-
tions. This publication is targeted for all Seabee units of the
Naval Construction Force and Marine Expeditionary Forces,
including their major subordinate elements.

b. Because of the magnitude and scope of these changes, users

need to read and become familiar with the new NWP.

Naval Warfare Publications Custodian

Naval warfare publications must be made readily available to

all users and other interested personnel within the U.S. Navy.

Note to Naval Warfare Publications Custodian

This notice should be duplicated for routing to cognizant personnel in
accordance with NWP 1-01.

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Seabee Operations
in the MAGTF

CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1 — NATURE OF ENGINEER OPERATIONS IN
A MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE

1.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.1.1 Doctrinal Basis for Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.1.2 USMC/USN Terms of Reference. . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.1.3 Functional Areas of Engineering Support . . . . . . 1-3
1.1.4 Functional Areas of Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.2 INTRODUCTION TO THE SEABEES . . . . . . . 1-6

1.2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1.2.2 History of the Seabees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1.2.3 General Construction Missions of the Seabees . . . 1-12

1.3 ORGANIZATION OF THE SEABEES . . . . . . 1-14

1.3.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1.3.2 Organizational Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.3.3 Basic Task Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

1.4 CONCEPTS OF THE NAVAL

CONSTRUCTION FORCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.4.1 Command and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.4.2 Command Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.4.3 Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19

1.4.4 Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21

1.4.5 Employment Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

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1.4.6 Construction Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

1.4.7 Communications Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
1.4.8 Defensive Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
1.4.9 Tables of Allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
1.4.10 The Advanced Base Functional Component
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
1.4.11 Support of Seabee Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

1.5 CONCEPTS OF MAGTF ENGINEER

OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33
1.5.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33
1.5.2 Role of the MAGTF Engineer. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33
1.5.3 MAGTF Engineer Organizational Structure . . . . 1-33
1.5.4 The Combat Engineer Battalion. . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
1.5.5 The Marine Wing Support Group/Marine
Wing Support Squadron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38
1.5.6 The Engineer Support Battalion. . . . . . . . . . . 1-40

CHAPTER 2 — FUNDAMENTALS OF SEABEE OPERATIONS

2.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.1.1 Principles of Seabee Operations . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.1.2 Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.1.3 Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.1.4 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.2. THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION REGIMENT . . . 2-3

2.2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.2.2 Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.2.3 Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.2.4 Concept of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.2.5 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.2.6 Combat Service Support Capabilities . . . . . . . . 2-5
2.2.7 C3 and Defensive Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

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2.3 THE NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION

BATTALION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.3.1 Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.3.2 Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.3.3 Concept of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2.3.4 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.3.5 Combat Service Support Capabilities . . . . . . . . 2-9
2.3.6 C3 and Defensive Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2.3.7 The NMCB Air Detachment . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

2.4 THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE

SUPPORT UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2.4.1 Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2.4.2 Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2.4.3 Concept of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
2.4.4 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
2.4.5 Combat Service Support Capabilities . . . . . . . . 2-14
2.4.6 C3 and Defensive Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

2.5 THE UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION

TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2.5.1 Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2.5.2 Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2.5.3 Concept of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
2.5.4 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
2.5.5 Combat Service Support Capabilities . . . . . . . . 2-18
2.5.6 C3 and Defensive Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

2.6 OTHER SEABEE ORGANIZATIONS. . . . . . . 2-19

2.6.1 The Amphibious Construction Battalion . . . . . . 2-19
2.6.2 The Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit . . . 2-22
2.6.3 The Construction Battalion Unit . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

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2.7 ELEMENTS OF THE ENGINEERING

PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
2.7.1 Project Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
2.7.2 Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
2.7.3 Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
2.7.4 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
2.7.5 Operations and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
2.7.6 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29

CHAPTER 3 — SEABEE PLANNING

3.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.1.1 Engineer Force Multiplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.2 SEABEE OPERATIONAL PLANNING

CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3.2.2 Engineer Staff Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2.3 Seabee and MAGTF Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.2.4 Command Relationship Factors . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3.2.5 Navy and Marine Corps Component Planning . . . . 3-6
3.2.6 Miscellaneous Planning Considerations . . . . . . . 3-6
3.2.7 Requesting Seabee Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

3.3 SEABEE EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS . . 3-9

3.3.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.3.2 Organizational Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.3.3 Organizational Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.3.4 Employment Phasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.3.5 Mobilization and Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.3.6 Personnel Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.3.7 Deployment Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
3.3.8 Seabee Support Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

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CHAPTER 4 — SEABEE OPERATION

4.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4.2 SEABEE SUPPORT OF FORWARD-EMPLOYED

MAGTF OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.2.2 The Seabee Role in Forward-Deployed
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4.3 SEABEE SUPPORT OF

AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.3.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.3.2 Concept of Amphibious Operations . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.3.3 Engineer Support of Amphibious Operations . . . . 4-4
4.3.4 The Seabee Role in Amphibious Operations . . . . . 4-4

4.4 SEABEE SUPPORT OF PRE-POSITIONING

OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.4.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4.4.2 Concept of MPF Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4.4.3 Engineer Support of Pre-positioning Operations . . . 4-8
4.4.4 The Seabee Role in MPF Operations . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4.4.5 Concept of Norway Air landed MAGTF
(NALM) Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.4.6 The Seabee Role in NALM Operations . . . . . . . 4-10

4.5 SEABEE SUPPORT OF MILITARY

OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR . . . . . . . 4-10

APPENDIX A — REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

A.1 JOINT PUBLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

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A.2 U.S. NAVY PUBLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.3 U.S. MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS . . . . . A-3

A.4 U.S. ARMY PUBLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

APPENDIX B — COMPARISON OF ENGINEERING

CAPABILITIES

B.1 COMPARISON OF ENGINEERING

CAPABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

APPENDIX C — CESC ORGANIC TO NAVAL CONSTRUCTION

UNITS

APPENDIX D — TABLE OF NFSU ECHELONS

APPENDIX E — SAMPLE SEABEE SUPPORT REQUEST

E.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON

REQUESTING UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

E.2 CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT REQUESTED. . . . E-1

APPENDIX F — RELEVANT STANDARDIZATION

F-1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

F-2 NATO STANDARDIZED AGREEMENTS. . . . . F-1

F-3 ABCA QUADRIPARTITE

STANDING AGREEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4

F-4 ASCC AIR STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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CHAPTER 1 — NATURE OF ENGINEER OPERATIONS IN
A MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE

Figure 1-1. Table of Organization for the

Naval Construction Force . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Figure 1-2. Notional Naval Construction Regiment
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Figure 1-3. Table of Organization for COMSECONDNB . 1-18
Figure 1-4. Table of Organization for COMTHIRDNCB . . 1-19
Figure 1-5. NCB/MEF Alignment Relationships . . . . . 1-20
Figure 1-6 SECOND NCB/Unified CINC Command
Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Figure 1-7. THIRD NCB/Unified CINC Command
Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Figure 1-8. MAGTF with NCF Augmentation . . . . . . 1-23
Figure 1-9. Communications Capabilities for Seabee
Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27
Figure 1-10. Weapons Allowances for Seabee
Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Figure 1-11. Naval Services Engineer Force
Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34
Figure 1-12. Organizational Structure of MAGTF
Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35

CHAPTER 2 — FUNDAMENTALS OF SEABEE OPERATIONS

Figure 2-1. Organization of the Naval

Mobile Construction Battalion . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Figure 2-2. Organization of the NMCB Air
Detachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Figure 2-3. Organization of the Naval Construction
Force Support Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

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Figure 2-4. Organization of the Underwater

Construction Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Figure 2-5. Organization of the Amphibious
Construction Battalion. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Figure 2-6. Organization of the Construction
Battalion Maintenance Unit . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Figure 2-7. Organization of the Construction
Battalion Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

CHAPTER 3 — SEABEE PLANNING

Figure 3-1. Notional MAGTF/Seabee Organizational

Associations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Figure 3-2. Chain of Command for Request of Seabee
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Figure 3-3. Availability of Seabee Units to a MAGTF . . 3-12
Figure 3-4. Personnel Allowances of Seabee
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Figure 3-5. Notional Transportation Requirements for
Seabee Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

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RECORD OF CHANGES
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Date of Change by (Signature)

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Date of Change by (Signature)

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GLOSSARY
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all definitions are extracted
from JP 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and
Associated Terms.

administrative control (DOD). Direction or exercise of authority over

subordinate or other organizations in respect to administration and sup-
port, including organization of Service forces, control of resources and
equipment, personnel management, unit logistics, individual and unit
training, readiness, mobilization demobilization, discipline, and other
matters not included in the operational missions of the subordinate or
other organizations. Also called ADCON.

advanced base. A base located in or near a theater of operations whose

primary mission is to support military operations.

advanced base functional component system. A grouping of per-

sonnel, equipment, material, and facilities designed to perform a specific
function at an advanced base. Where components contain material only,
the operating personnel are supplied by other components. Housing and
messing facilities, medical facilities, defensive ordnance, communication
equipment, and, in many cases, power plants and water supply are not sup-
plied with each component and are themselves service components to be
integrated into an overall base plan. The functional components are given
names to indicate their functions and unclassified code numbers, consist-
ing of letter and number combinations, for use in easy reference. (NWP 1-
02)

amphibious assault. The principal type of amphibious operation that in-

volves establishing a force on a hostile or potentially hostile shore. (JP
1-02)

amphibious assault bulk fuel system. The U.S. Navy system of

flexible, buoyant hose used to effect ship-to-shore transfer of fuels. Five th-
ousand feet of 6-inch hose connect amphibious shipping to shore-based fuel

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storage systems located at the high-water mark. See also amphibious as-
sault fuel system and offshore petroleum delivery system.

amphibious assault bulk water system. A bulk water delivery sys-

tem capable of transferring 600,000 gallons per day from ship to shore.
The hose reel assembly is comprised of 10,000 feet of 4-inch hose. The
system is usually employed for short-term durations of 30 days or less, and
can be deployed by MPF or amphibious assault shipping.

amphibious assault fuel system. A highly mobile, helicopter- or trailer-

portable system of pumps, fuel lines, filter units, distribution points, and
collapsible storage tanks of varying capacities, capable of being emplaced
ashore during an amphibious operation and filled through floating or
bottom-laid lines from ships at sea. The AAFS is composed of a number of
components capable of receiving, transferring, and dispensing up to
600,000 gallons of MOGAS, diesel, or aviation fuels. The AAFS can be
erected in a wide variety of configurations to meet varying operational re-
quirements, and is the MAGTF’s primary fuel storage system used to sup-
port amphibious operations. See also amphibious assault bulk fuel
system and offshore petroleum delivery system.

amphibious assault support. Construction support includes the assembly,

maintenance, and operation of various ship-to-shore equipment for trans-
ferring personnel, equipment, and supplies to and over the beach. Pontoon
units or other components are assembled for causeway operations, lighter
age and transfer barge operations, and warping tug operations. The sup-
port provided includes beach salvage, installation of buoyant and bottom-
laid ship-to-shore bulk fuel systems, and limited construction on the
beach. The construction ashore includes the preparation of beach exits,
road grading, camp site improvement, CBR recovery operations, and tem-
porary repairs to piers and other harbor or waterfront facilities. (NAVFAC
P-315)

amphibious construction battalion. A permanently commissioned naval

unit, subordinate to the commander, naval beach group, designed to
provide an administrative unit from which personnel and equipment are
formed in tactical elements and made available to appropriate command-
ers to operate pontoon causeways, transfer barges, warping tugs, and

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assault bulk fuel systems, and to meet salvage requirements of the naval
beach party.

amphibious lift. The total capacity of assault shipping utilized in an am-

phibious operation, expressed in terms of personnel, vehicles, and meas-
urement or weight tons of supplies.

amphibious objective area. A geographical area, delineated in the initiat-

ing directive, for purposes of command and control within which is lo-
cated the objective(s) to be secured by the amphibious task force. This
area must be of sufficient size to ensure accomplishment of the amphibi-
ous task force’s mission and must provide sufficient area for conducting
necessary sea, air, and land operations.

amphibious operation (DOD). An attack launched from the sea by na-

val and landing forces, embarked in ships or craft involving a landing on a
hostile or potentially hostile shore. As an entity, the amphibious operation
includes the following phases:

1. planning — The period extending from issuance of the initiating

directive to embarkation.

2. embarkation — The period during which the forces, with their

equipment and supplies, are embarked in the assigned shipping.

3. rehearsal — The period during which the prospective operation is

rehearsed for the purpose of 1) testing adequacy of plans, the timing
of detailed operations, and the combat readiness of participating
forces, 2) ensuring that all echelons are familiar with plans, and 3)
testing communications.

4. movement — The period during which various components of the

amphibious task force move from points of embarkation to the
objective area.

5. assault — The period between the arrival of the major assault

forces of the amphibious task force in the objective area and the
accomplishment of the amphibious task force mission.

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amphibious task force. The task organization formed for the purpose of
conducting an amphibious operation. The amphibious task force always
includes Navy forces and a landing force, with their organic aviation, and
may include Military Sealift Command-provided ships and Air Force
forces when appropriate. Also called ATF. (JP 1-02)

assault echelon. The element of a force that is scheduled for initial as-
sault on the objective area. In an amphibious task force, it consists of Navy
amphibious ships and the assault troops, vehicles, nonself-deployable air-
craft, equipment, and supplies required to initiate the assault landing. (JP
1-02)

assault follow-on echelon. In amphibious operations, that echelon of

the assault troops, vehicles, aircraft equipment, and supplies which,
though not needed to initiate the assault, is required to support and sustain
the assault. In order to accomplish its purpose, it is normally required in
the objective area no later than 5 days after commencement of the assault
landing. (JP 1-02)

assign:

1. To place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is

relatively permanent, and/or where such organization controls and
administers the units or personnel for the primary function, or greater
portion of the functions, of the unit or personnel.

2. To detail individuals to specific duties or functions where such duties

or functions are primary and/or relatively permanent. See also attach.

attach:

1. The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such

placement is relatively temporary.

2. The detailing of individuals to specific functions where such functions

are secondary or relatively temporary, e.g., attached for quarters and
rations; attached for flying duty. See also assign.

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B

base:

1. A locality from which operations are projected or supported.

2. An area or locality containing installations that provide logistic or

other support.

3. Home airfield or home carrier.

base development. The improvement or expansion of the resources and

facilities of an area or a location to support military operations.

beachhead. A designated area on a hostile or potentially hostile shore

that, when seized and held, ensures the continuous landing of troops and
materiel, and provides maneuver space requisite for subsequent projected
operations ashore.

capability (DOD). The ability to execute a specified course of action. (A

capability may or may not be accompanied by an intention.)

chain of command. The succession of commanding officers from a su-

perior to a subordinate through which command is exercised.

civil engineering support plan. The part of an operation plan that deals
with the construction, improvement, or repair of resources and facilities in
the area of operations. (JP 5-02.2)

closure. In transportation, the process of a unit arriving at a specified loca-

tion. It begins when the first element arrives at a designated location,
e.g., port of entry/port of departure, intermediate stops, or final destina-
tion, and ends when the last element does likewise. For the purposes of
studies and command post exercises, a unit is considered essentially
closed after 95 percent of its movement requirements for personnel and
equipment are completed.

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combat power. The total means of destructive and/or disruptive force
that a military unit/formation can apply against the opponent at a given
time.

combat service support. The essential capabilities, functions, activi-

ties, and tasks necessary to sustain all elements of operating forces in
theater at all levels of war. Within the national and theater logistic systems,
it includes but is not limited to that support rendered by service forces in
ensuring the aspects of supply, maintenance, transportation, health
services, and other services required by aviation and ground combat
troops to permit those units to accomplish their missions in combat.
Combat service support encompasses those activities at all levels of
war that produce sustainment to all operating forces on the battlefield.
(JP 1-02)

combat service support elements. Those elements whose primary

missions are to provide service support to combat forces and that are a
part, or prepared to become a part, of a theater, command, or task force
formed for combat operations.

combat support. Fire support and operational assistance provided to

combat elements.

combatant command (DOD). A unified or specified command with a

broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so
designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the
advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Com-
batant commands typically have geographic or functional responsibilities.
See also specified command; unified command.

combatant command (command authority). Nontransferable com-

mand authority established by Title 10, United States Code, Section
164, exercised only by commanders of unified or specified combatant
commands unless otherwise directed by the President or the Secretary
of Defense. Combatant command (command authority) cannot be dele-
gated and is the authority of a combatant commander to perform those
functions of command over assigned forces involving organizing and
employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives,
and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations,

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joint training, and logistics necessary to accomplish the missions assigned
to the command. Combatant command (command authority) should be ex-
ercised through the commanders of subordinate organizations. Normally
this authority is exercised through subordinate joint force commanders and
Service and/or functional component commanders. Combatant command
(command authority) provides full authority to organize and employ com-
mands and forces as the combatant commander considers necessary to ac-
complish assigned missions. Operational control is inherent in combatant
command (command authority). Also called COCOM. See also combatant
command; combatant commander; operational control; tactical control.

combined. Between two or more forces or agencies of two or more allies.

(When all allies or services are not involved, the participating nations and
services shall be identified; e.g., Combined Navies.) See also joint.

command and control. The exercise of authority and direction by a

properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the
accomplishment of the mission. Command and control functions are per-
formed through an arrangement of personnel, equipment, communica-
tions, facilities, and procedures employed by a commander in planning,
directing, coordinating, and controlling forces and operations in the ac-
complishment of the mission.

concept of operations (DOD). A verbal or graphic statement, in broad

outline, of a commander’s assumptions or intent in regard to an operation
or series of operations. The concept of operations frequently is embodied
in campaign plans and operation plans; in the latter case, particularly when
the plans cover a series of connected operations to be carried out simulta-
neously or in succession. The concept is designed to give an overall picture
of the operation. It is included primarily for additional clarity of purpose.
Also called commander’s concept.

concept plan (CONPLAN). An operation plan in concept format. See

also concept summary; operation plan.

construction battalion maintenance unit (CBMU). An established

naval unit organized, trained, and equipped to perform facilities maintenance
of naval activities.

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construction battalion unit. A naval construction force unit that may
be established in the fleet or in the shore establishment. Fleet CBUs fulfill
long-term facilities improvement requirements at specific locations.
Shore CBUs are used for construction, alteration, repair, and nonrecurring
maintenance. (NWP 1-02)

contingency (DOD). An emergency involving military forces caused by

natural disasters, terrorists, subversives, or by required military opera-
tions. Due to the uncertainty of the situation, contingencies require plans,
rapid response, and special procedures to ensure the safety and readiness
of personnel, installations, and equipment. See also contingency con-
tracting; contingency planning.

control. Authority that may be less than full command exercised by a com-
mander over part of the activities of subordinate or other organizations.
(Part one of a four-part definition.)

countermobility. The construction of obstacles and emplacement of

minefields to delay, disrupt, and destroy the enemy by reinforcement of
the terrain. The primary purpose of countermobility operations is to slow
or divert the enemy, to increase time for target acquisition, and to increase
weapon effectiveness. (FMFRP 0-14)

crisis action planning (CAP). The joint operation planning and execu-
tion system process involving the time-sensitive development of joint op-
eration plans and orders in response to an imminent crisis. Crisis action
planning follows prescribed crisis action procedures to formulate and im-
plement an effective response within the timeframe permitted by the cri-
sis. See also deliberate planning and joint operation planning and
execution system.

deliberate engineering. Deliberate engineering support is intensive

effort by engineer units that involves high standards of design and con-
struction as well as detailed planning and preparation. It is that wide range of
tasks in rear areas that serves to sustain forward combat operations.
(FMFRP 0-14)

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deliberate planning (DOD):

1. The joint operation planning and execution system process involving the
development of joint operation plans for contingencies identified in joint
strategic planning documents. Conducted principally in peacetime,
deliberate planning is accomplished in prescribed cycles that complement
other Department of Defense planning cycles in accordance with the
formally established joint strategic planning system.

2. A planning process for the deployment and employment of appor-

tioned forces and resources that occurs in response to a hypothetical
situation. Deliberate planners rely heavily on assumptions regarding
the circumstances that will exist when the plan is executed. See also
joint operation planning and execution system.

deployment:

1. In naval usage, the change from a cruising approach or contact

disposition to a disposition for battle.

2. The movement of forces within areas of operation.

3. The positioning of forces into a formation for battle.

4. The relocation of forces and materiel to desired areas of operations.

Deployment encompasses all activities from origin or home station
through destination, specifically including intracontinental United
States, intertheater, and intratheater movement legs, staging, and
holding areas.

deployment cycle. The deployment cycle is that period of time from the
commencement of one deployment to commencement of the next deploy-
ment. (NWP 1-02)

detachment:

1. A part of a unit separated from its main organization for duty

elsewhere.

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2. A temporary military or naval unit formed from other units or parts of
units.

direct support (DOD). A mission requiring a force to support another

specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force’s
request for assistance. See also support.

doctrine. Fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements

thereof guide their actions in support of national objectives. It is authorita-
tive but requires judgment in application.

employment (DOD). The strategic, operational, or tactical use of forces.

See also employment planning.

facility (DOD). A real property entity consisting of one or more of the fol-
lowing: a building, a structure, a utility system, pavement, and underlying
land. See also base.

follow-on echelon. In amphibious operations, that echelon of the assault

troops, vehicles, aircraft equipment, and supplies which, though not
needed to initiate the assault, is required to support and sustain the assault.
See also assault and assault follow-on echelon.

force beddown. The provision of expedient facilities for troop support to

provide a platform for the projection of force. These facilities may include
modular or kit-type facility substitutes.

forward presence. Forward deployed forces or forces stationed overseas

to demonstrate national resolve, strengthen alliances, dissuade potential
adversaries, and enhance the ability to respond quickly to contingencies.
(NWP 1-02)

functional component. A grouping of personnel, equipment, and mate-

rial designed to perform one of the specific tasks of an advanced base.
(NAVFAC P-315)

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general engineering. General engineering is one of the six functions of

combat service support. It is an intensive effort by engineer units that in-
volves initial and temporary standards of design and construction as well
as detailed planning and preparation. General engineering support nor-
mally serves the whole force. General engineering contributes to force
sustainability by enhancing the throughput system within the area of re-
sponsibility. (FMFM 13)

general support. That support which is given to the supported force as a

whole and not to any particular subdivision thereof.

horizontal construction:

1. General engineering projects normally involving time, manpower,

material, and equipment-intensive tasks. These tasks usually relate to
survivability and sustainability efforts. (FMFM 4-1)

2. Normally involving extensive earthwork, horizontal construction

consists of such work as roads, airfields, berms/revetments, ditches,
etc. (FMFM 13)

host nation (DOD/NATO). A nation which receives the forces and/or

supplies of Allied nations and/or NATO organizations to be located on, or
to operate in, or to transit through its territory.

host nation support (DOD). Civil and/or military assistance rendered

by a nation to foreign forces within its territory during peacetime, crisis or
emergencies, or war based on agreements mutually concluded between na-
tions.

initial standard of construction. Intended for immediate austere op-

erational support of units upon arrival in theater. The initial standard has
austere facilities that minimize engineer construction effort. Facility use

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is for a limited duration ranging from 1 to 6 months. (JP 4-04) See also
temporary standard of construction.

intermediate maintenance (field). That maintenance which is the re-

sponsibility of and performed by designated maintenance activities for di-
rect support of using organizations. Its phases normally consist of:

1. Calibration, repair, or replacement of damaged or unserviceable parts,

components, or assemblies;

2. The emergency manufacture of nonavailable parts; and

3. Providing technical assistance to using organizations.

interoperability:

1. The ability of systems, units, or forces to provide services to and ac-

cept services from other systems, units or forces and to use the services
so exchanged to enable them to operate effectively together.

2. (DOD) The condition achieved among communications-electronics

systems or items of communications-electronics equipment when
information or services can be exchanged directly and satisfactorily
between them and/or their users. The degree of interoperability should
be defined when referring to specific cases.

joint (DOD). Connotes activities, operations, organizations, etc., in

which elements of two or more military departments participate.

joint engineer planning and execution system. A planning tool

used by CINC and Service component staffs to develop data in determin-
ing their civil engineering support requirements and documenting their
civil engineering support plan. JEPES is a computer model used by CINC
planners to estimate theater-level wartime requirements for facilities,
construction material, and civil engineering capability in support of de-
ployed U.S. forces.

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joint operation planning and execution system (DOD). A continu-
ously evolving system that is being developed through the integration
and enhancement of earlier planning and execution systems: joint
operation planning system and joint deployment system. It provides the
foundation for conventional command and control by national- and
theater-level commanders and their staffs. JOPES is designed to satisfy
their information needs in the conduct of joint planning and operations.
JOPES includes joint operation planning policies, procedures, and re-
porting structures supported by communications and automated data
processing systems. JOPES is used to monitor, plan, and execute mobi-
lization, deployment, employment, and sustainment activities associated
with joint operations. Also called JOPES. See also joint operation
planning.

joint publication (DOD). Publication of joint interest prepared under the

cognizance of Joint Staff directorates and applicable to the military de-
partments, combatant commands, and other authorized agencies. It is ap-
proved by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with
the combatant commands, Services, and joint staff. Also called JP. See
also Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction; guidance; joint
administrative publication; joint doctrine; joint tactics, techniques,
and procedures; joint test publication.

joint strategic capabilities plan. Conveys strategic guidance, in-

cluding apportionment of resources, to the CINCs and the Chiefs of the
Services, to accomplish assigned strategic tasks based on military capabili-
ties existing at the beginning of the planning period. The JSCP offers a
coherent framework for capabilities-based military advice to the NCA.
(AFSC Pub 1)

joint task force. A joint force that is constituted and so designated by the
Secretary of Defense, a combatant commander, a subunified commander,
or an existing joint task force commander. Also called JTF.

landing force. A task organization of troop units, aviation and ground,

assigned to an amphibious assault. It is the highest troop echelon in the
amphibious operation.

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liaison (DOD). That contact or intercommunication maintained between
elements of military forces or other agencies to ensure mutual understand-
ing and unity of purpose and action.

lines of communications (DOD). All the routes, land, water, and air,
which connect an operating military force with a base of operations and
along which supplies and military forces move. Also called LOC.

logistic support. Logistic support encompasses the logistic services, ma-

teriel, and transportation required to support the continental United States-
based and worldwide deployed forces.

logistics. The science of planning and carrying out the movement and
maintenance of forces. In its most comprehensive sense, those aspects of
military operations that deal with:

1. Design and development, acquisition, storage, movement,

distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel;

2. Movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel;

3. Acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition

of facilities; and

4. Acquisition or furnishing of services.

logistics-over-the-shore operations. The loading and unloading of

ships without the benefit of fixed-port facilities, in friendly or nonde-
fended territory, and, in time of war, during phases of theater development
in which there is no opposition by the enemy. Also called LOTS.

maintenance (materiel) (DOD):

1. All action taken to retain materiel in a serviceable condition or to

restore it to serviceability. It includes inspection, testing, servicing,
classification as to serviceability, repair, rebuilding, and reclamation.

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2. All supply and repair action taken to keep a force in condition to carry
out its mission.

3. The routine recurring work required to keep a facility (plant, building,

structure, ground facility, utility system, or other real property) in such
condition that it may be continuously used, at its original or designed
capacity and efficiency, for its intended purpose.

maneuver warfare. A warfighting philosophy for action that seeks to

shatter the enemy’s cohesion through a variety of rapid, focused, and un-
expected actions that create a turbulent and rapidly deteriorating situation
with which the enemy cannot cope. (MCRP 5-2C)

Marine air-ground task force. A task organization of Marine forces

(division, aircraft wing, and service support groups) under a single
command and structured to accomplish a specific mission. The MAGTF
components will normally include command, aviation combat, ground
combat, and combat service support elements (including Navy support
elements). Three types of Marine air-ground task forces that can be
task-organized are the special purpose Marine air-ground task force,
Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable), and Marine
expeditionary force. The four elements of any Marine air-ground task
force are:

1. Command element — The MAGTF headquarters. The CE is a

permanent organization composed of the commander, general or
executive and special staff sections, headquarters section, and requisite
communications and service support facilities. The CE provides
command, control, and coordination essential for effective planning
and execution of operations by the other three elements of the MAGTF.
There is only one CE in a MAGTF.

2. Aviation combat element — The MAGTF element that is

task-organized to provide all or a portion of the functions of Marine
Corps aviation in varying degrees based on the tactical situation and the
MAGTF mission and size. These functions are air reconnaissance,
antiair warfare, assault support, offensive air support, electronic
warfare, and control of aircraft and missiles. The ACE is organized
around an aviation headquarters and varies in size from a reinforced

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helicopter squadron to one or more Marine aircraft wing(s). It includes
those aviation command (including air control agencies), combat,
combat support, and combat service support units required by the
situation. Normally, there is only one ACE in a MAGTF.

3. Ground combat element — The MAGTF element that is task-

organized to conduct ground operations. The GCE is constructed around
an infantry unit and varies in size from a reinforced infantry battalion to
one or more reinforced Marine division(s). The GCE also includes
appropriate combat support and combat service support units.
Normally, there is only one GCE in a MAGTF.

4. Combat service support element — The MAGTF element that

is task-organized to provide the full range of combat service support
necessary to accomplish the MAGTF mission. CSSE can provide
supply, maintenance, transportation, deliberate engineer, health,
postal, disbursing, enemy prisoner of war, automated information
systems, exchange, utilities, legal, and graves registration services.
The CSSE varies in size from a Marine expeditionary unit (MEU),
Marine service support group (MSSG), to a force service support group
(FSSG). Normally, there is only one combat service support element in
a MAGTF. See also combat service support elements.

Marine air-ground task force (special purpose) (SPMAGTF). A

nonstanding MAGTF temporarily formed to conduct a specific mission
for which a standing MAGTF is either inappropriate or unavailable.

Marine expeditionary force. The Marine expeditionary force, the larg-

est of the Marine air-ground task forces, is normally built around a divi-
sion/wing team, but can include several divisions and aircraft wings,
together with an appropriate combat service support organization. The
Marine expeditionary force is capable of conducting a wide range of amphibi-
ous assault operations and sustained operations ashore. It can be tailored for a
wide variety of combat missions in any geographic environment.

Marine expeditionary force (forward). The designated lead echelon

of a Marine expeditionary force, task organized to meet the requirements
of a specific situation. Also called a MEF (Fwd).

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Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable) (DOD).
A forward-deployed, embarked U.S. Marine Corps unit with enhanced ca-
pability to conduct special operations. The Marine expeditionary unit
(special operations capable) is oriented toward amphibious raids at night,
under limited visibility, while employing emission control procedures.
The Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable) is not a Secre-
tary of Defense-designated special operations force but, when directed by
the National Command Authorities and/or the theater commander, may
conduct hostage recovery or other special operations in extremis circum-
stances when designated special operations forces are not available. Also
called MEU(SOC).

maritime pre-positioning force. A task organization of units under

one commander formed for the purpose of introducing a MAGTF and
its associated equipment and supplies into a secure area. The MPF is
composed of a command element, a maritime pre-positioning ships
squadron, a MAGTF, and a Navy support element.

maritime pre-positioning force operation. An MPF operation is a

rapid deployment and assembly of a combat force in a secure area using a
combination of strategic airlift and forward-deployed maritime pre-
positioning ships.

materiel. All items (including ships, tanks, self-propelled weapons, air-

craft, etc., and related spares, repair parts, and support equipment, but ex-
cluding real property, installations, and utilities) necessary to equip,
operate, maintain, and support military activities without distinction as to
its application for administrative or combat purposes.

mission (DOD):

1. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to
be taken and the reason therefore.

2. In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a

duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task.

3. The dispatching of one or more aircraft to accomplish one particular

task.

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mission (NATO):

1. A clear, concise statement of the task of the command and its purpose.

2. One or more aircraft ordered to accomplish one particular task.

mobility. A quality or capability of military forces that permits them to

move from place to place while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary
mission.

mobilization
. (DOD):

1. The act of assembling and organizing national resources to support

national objectives in time of war or other emergencies. See also
industrial mobilization.

2. The process by which the Armed Forces or part of them are brought
to a state of readiness for war or other national emergency. This
includes activating all or part of the reserve components as well as
assembling and organizing personnel, supplies, and materiel. Mobili-
zation of the Armed Forces includes but is not limited to the following
categories:
a. selective mobilization — Expansion of the active Armed
Forces resulting from action by Congress and/or the President to
mobilize Reserve component units, individual ready reservists, and
the resources needed for their support to meet the requirements of a
domestic emergency that is not the result of an enemy attack.

b. partial mobilization — Expansion of the active Armed Forces

resulting from action by Congress (up to full mobilization) or
by the President (not more than 1,000,000) for not more than 24
consecutive months to mobilize Ready Reserve component
units, individual reservists, and the resources needed for their
support to meet the requirements of a war or other national
emergency involving an external threat to the national security.

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c. full mobilization — Expansion of the active Armed Forces
resulting from action by Congress and the President to mobilize
all Reserve component units in the existing approved force
structure, all individual reservists, retired military personnel, and
the resources needed for their support to meet the requirements of a
war or other national emergency involving an external threat to the
national security. Reserve personnel can be placed on active duty
for the duration of the emergency plus 6 months.

d. t o t a l m o b i l i z a t i o n — Expansion of the active Armed

Forces resulting from action by Congress and the President to
organize and/or generate additional units or personnel, beyond
the existing force structure, and the resources needed for their
support, to meet the total requirements of a war or other
national emergency involving an external threat to the national
security.

National Command Authorities. The President and the Secretary of

Defense or their duly deputized alternates or successors.

NATO Standardization Agreement. The record of an agreement

among several or all the member nations to adopt like or similar military
equipment, ammunition, supplies, and stores; and operational, logistic,
and administrative procedures. National acceptance of a NATO Allied
publication issued by the Military Agency for Standardization may be re-
corded as a standardization agreement.

naval advanced logistic support site. An overseas location used as

the primary transshipment point in the theater of operations for logistic
support. A naval advanced logistic support site possesses full capabilities
for storage, consolidation, and transfer of supplies and for support of
forward-deployed units (including replacement units) during major con-
tingency and wartime periods. Naval advanced logistics support sites,
with port and airfield facilities in close proximity, are located within the
theater of operations but not near the main battle areas, and must possess
the throughput capacity required to accommodate incoming and outgoing
intertheater airlift and sealift. When fully activated, the naval advanced

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logistics support site should consist of facilities and services provided by
the host nation, augmented by support personnel located in the theater of
operations, or both.

naval base. A naval base primarily for support of the forces afloat, con-
tiguous to a port or anchorage, consisting of activities or facilities for
which the Navy has operating responsibilities, together with interior
lines of communication and the minimum surrounding area necessary
for local security. (Normally, not greater than an area of 40 square miles.)

naval beach group. A permanently organized naval command within an

amphibious force comprised of a commander and staff, a beachmaster
unit, an amphibious construction battalion, and an assault craft unit,
designed to provide an administrative group from which required na-
val tactical components may be made available to the attack force
commander and to the amphibious landing force commander to support
the landing of one division (reinforced).

naval campaign. An operation or a connected series of operations con-

ducted essentially by naval forces including all surface, subsurface, air
and amphibious troops, for the purpose of gaining, extending, or maintain-
ing control of the sea.

naval component commander. The commander of a naval compo-

nent that is assigned or attached to a joint force (unified command)
constituted and so designated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff or by a com-
mander of an existing unified command that was established by the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. (NWP 1-02)

naval construction brigade (NCB). A unit established to provide com-

mand and operational control of naval construction force components.

naval construction force (NCF JP 1-02). The combined construc-

tion units of the Navy, including primarily the mobile construction
battalions and the amphibious construction battalions. These units are
part of the operating forces and represent the Navy’s capability for
advanced base construction.

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naval construction force support unit (NCFSU). A deployable unit
that provides logistic support to NCF units; obtains, manages, and issues
construction materials; and provides technical expertise to maintain
augment construction equipment, specifically: (Echelon 5) facilities
support; (Echelon 6) cold weather augment; (Echelon 8) soil stabiliza-
tion equipment; (Echelon 9) asphalt plant/paving equipment; (Echelon
10) concrete plant; (Echelon 11) bridge/waterfront construction equip-
ment; (Echelon 13) earthmoving and compaction equipment; and (Eche-
lon 14) quarry and rock crusher equipment.

naval construction regiment (NCR). A unit established to provide

command, supervision, administration, and coordinated control of prin-
cipal construction force components deployed in particular geographical
areas or assigned to specific activities.

naval mobile construction battalion (NMCB). An established na-

val construction unit, trained and equipped for general construction of
an advanced base, including buildings, airfields, roads, waterfront struc-
tures, utilities, fuel installations, and so forth. It is an integral unit in
personnel, housing, subsistence, administration, and equipment and is
infantry-equipped for defensive warfare. (NWP 1-02)

Navy support element (DOD). The maritime pre-positioning force

element that is composed of naval beach group staff and subordinate unit
personnel, a detachment of Navy cargo handling force personnel, and
other Navy components, as required. It is tasked with conducting the
off-load and ship-to-shore movement of maritime pre-positioned equip-
ment supplies.

offshore petroleum discharge system (OPDS). A bulk fuel delivery

system capable of transferring a single fuel product 4 miles from ship to
shore (or two fuel products at a transfer distance of 2 miles) at a rate of 1.2
million gallons per 20-hour day. Navy installation responsibilities for the
system end at the beach termination unit, at which point the receiving serv-
ice (USMC, USA, or USAF) is responsible for inshore distribution and
storage of the fuel product(s). See also amphibious assault bulk fuel
system and amphibious assault fuel system.

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operating forces. Those forces whose primary missions are to participate
in combat and the integral supporting elements thereof.

operation order (DOD). A directive issued by a commander to subordi-

nate commanders for the purpose of effecting the coordinated execution of
an operation. Also called OPORD.

operation plan (DOD). Any plan, except for the Single Integrated Opera-
tion Plan, for the conduct of military operations. Plans are prepared
by combatant commanders in response to requirements established
by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and by commanders of
subordinate commands in response to requirements tasked by the es-
tablishing unified commander. Operation plans are prepared in either a
complete format (OPLAN) or as a concept plan (CONPLAN). The
CONPLAN can be published with or without a time-phased force and
deployment data (TPFDD) file.

a. OPLAN. An operation plan for the conduct of joint operations that can
be used as a basis for development of an operation order (OPORD). An
OPLAN identifies the forces and supplies required to execute the
CINC’s Strategic Concept and a movement schedule of these resources
to the theater of operations. The forces and supplies are identified in
TPFDD files. OPLANs will include all phases of the tasked operation.
The plan is prepared with the appropriate annexes, appendixes, and
TPFDD files as described in the joint operation planning and execution
system manuals containing planning policies, procedures, and formats.
Also called OPLAN.

b. CONPLAN. An operation plan in an abbreviated format that would

require considerable expansion or alteration to convert it into an
OPLAN or OPORD. A CONPLAN contains the CINC’s Strategic
Concept and those annexes and appendixes deemed necessary by the
combatant commander to complete planning. Generally, detailed
support requirements are not calculated and TPFDD files are not
prepared. Also called CONPLAN.

c. CONPLAN with TPFDD. A CONPLAN with TPFDD is the same as

a CONPLAN except that it requires more detailed planning for

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phased deployment of forces. See also operation order time-phased
force and deployment data.

operational chain of command. The chain of command established

for a particular operation or series of continuing operations. See also chain
of command.

operational control (DOD). Transferable command authority that

may be exercised by commanders at any echelon at or below the level
of combatant command. Operational control is inherent in combatant
command (command authority). Operational control may be delegated
and is the authority to perform those functions of command over subor-
dinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and
forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative
direction necessary to accomplish the mission. Operational control
includes authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations
and joint training necessary to accomplish missions assigned to the
command. Operational control should be exercised through the com-
manders of subordinate organizations. Normally, this authority is exer-
cised through subordinate joint force commanders and Service and/or
functional component commanders. Operational control normally pro-
vides full authority to organize commands and forces and to employ
those forces as the commander in operational control considers neces-
sary to accomplish assigned missions. Operational control does not, in
and of itself, include authoritative direction for logistics or matters of
administration, discipline, internal organization, or unit training. Also
called OPCON. See also combatant command; combatant com-
mand (command authority); tactical control.

operational control (NATO). The authority delegated to a commander to

direct forces assigned so that the commander may accomplish specific
missions or tasks that are usually limited by function, time, or location;
to deploy units concerned; and to retain or assign tactical control of those
units. it does not include authority to assign separate employment of
components of the units concerned. Neither does it, of itself, include
administrative or logistic control.

organic (DOD). Assigned to and forming an essential part of a military or-

ganization. Organic parts of a unit are those listed in its table of organization

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for the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and are assigned to the admin-
istrative organizations of the operating forces for the Navy.

organizational maintenance. That maintenance which is the respon-

sibility of and performed by a using organization on its assigned equip-
ment. Its phases normally consist of inspecting, servicing, lubricating,
adjusting, and the replacing of parts, minor assemblies, and subassemblies.

port. A place at which ships may discharge or receive their cargoes. It in-
cludes any port accessible to ships on the seacoast, navigable rivers or in-
land waterways. The term “ports” should not be used in conjunction with
air facilities that are designated as aerial ports, airports, etc.

quadripartite standardization agreements. Standing agreements

between the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. New
Zealand participates in an observer/signatory status as part of the Australian
delegation.

rear area (DOD). For any particular command, the area extending for-
ward from its rear boundary to the rear of the area assigned to the next
lower level of command. This area is provided primarily for the perform-
ance of support functions. See also Army service area.

rear area security. The measures taken before, during, and/or after an
enemy airborne attack, sabotage action, infiltration, guerrilla action,
and/or initiation of psychological or propaganda warfare to minimize the
effects thereof. (MRCP 5-2C)

redeployment. The transfer of a unit, an individual, or supplies deployed

in one area to another area, or to another location within the area, or to the
zone of interior for the purpose of further employment.

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S

Selected Reserve (DOD). Those units and individuals within the

Ready Reserve designated by their respective Services and approved by
the Joint Chiefs of Staff as so essential to initial wartime missions that they
have priority over all other Reserves. All Selected Reservists are in an ac-
tive status. The Selected Reserve also includes persons performing initial
active duty for training. See also Ready Reserve.

ship-to-shore movement. That portion of the assault phase of an am-

phibious operation that includes the deployment of the landing force from
the assault shipping to designated landing areas.

subordinate command. A command consisting of the commander and

all those individuals, units, detachments, organizations, or installations
that have been placed under the command by the authority establishing the
subordinate command.

support (DOD):

1. The action of a force that aids, protects, complements, or sustains

another force in accordance with a directive requiring such action.

2. A unit that helps another unit in battle. Aviation, artillery, or naval

gunfire may be used as a support for infantry.

3. A part of any unit held back at the beginning of an attack as a reserve.

4. An element of a command that assists, protects, or supplies other forces

in combat.

survivability. The degree to which a system is able to avoid or withstand a

manmade hostile environment without suffering an abortive impairment
of its ability to accomplish its designated mission. (MCRP 5-2C)

sustainability. The ability to maintain the necessary level and duration of

operational activity to achieve military objectives. Sustainability is a func-
tion of providing for and maintaining those levels of ready forces, materiel,
and consumables necessary to support military effort.

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T

tactical airfield fuel dispensing system. An expeditionary system

providing bulk fuel storage and dispensing facilities at airfields not having
permanently installed fuel systems; also used to support fuel dispensing at
established airfields. (FMFRP 0-14)

task organization:

1. In the Navy, an organization that assigns to responsible commanders

the means with which to accomplish their assigned tasks in any
planned action.

2. An organization table pertaining to a specific naval directive.

temporary standard of construction. Provides for sustained opera-

tions. The facilities provided are the minimum required to increase effi-
ciency of operations for periods of time extending to 24 months. In some
cases, it replaces the initial standard. Where mission requirements dictate,
it can be used from the start of the operation. (JP 4-04) See also initial
standard of construction.

throughput. The average quantity of cargo and passengers that can pass
through a port on a daily basis, from arrival at the port to loading onto a
ship or plane, or from the discharge from a ship or plane to the exit (clear-
ance) from the port complex. Throughput is usually expressed in measure-
ment tons, short tons, or passengers. Reception and storage limitations
may affect final throughput. (JP 1-02)

time-phased force and deployment data (DOD). The joint operation

planning and execution system data base portion of an operation
plan; it contains time-phased force data, non-unit-related cargo and
personnel data, and movement data for the operation plan, including:

1. In-place units.

2. Units to be deployed to support the operation plan with a priority

indicating the desired sequence for their arrival at the port of
deembarkation.

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3. Routing of forces to be deployed.

4. Movement data associated with deploying forces.

5. Estimates of non-unit-related cargo and personnel movements to be

conducted concurrently with the deployment of forces.

6. Estimate of transportation requirements that must be fulfilled by

common-user lift resources as well as those requirements that can be
fulfilled by assigned or attached transportation resources. Also called
TPFDD. See also time-phased force and deployment data
maintenance; time-phased force and deployment data refinement;
time-phased force and deployment list.

type command. An administrative subdivision of a fleet or force into

ships or units of the same type, as differentiated from a tactical subdivi-
sion. Any type command may have a flagship, tender, and aircraft
assigned to it. (JP 1-02)

type unit characteristics file. A file that gives standard planning data
and movement characteristics for personnel, cargo, and accompanying
supplies associated with deployable type units of fixed composition. It
contains the weight and volume of selected cargo categories, physical
characteristics of the cargo, and the number of personnel requiring nonor-
ganic transportation. (AFSC Pub 1)

underwater construction team. A unit of the naval construction force

that provides underwater engineering, construction, and repair capability.
(NWP 1-02)

unified command (DOD). A command with a broad continuing mission

under a single commander and composed of significant assigned compo-
nents of two or more military departments, and which is established and
so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense, with
the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Also
called unified combatant command. See also combatant command;
subordinate unified command.

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V

vertical construction. General engineering projects normally involv-

ing time, manpower, material, and equipment-intensive tasks.
(FMFM 4-1) These tasks usually relate to survivability and sustainabil-
ity efforts. Construction consisting of vertical structures (i.e., buildings)
normally involving minimal earthwork. The majority of skills required
involve carpentry, steelwork, electrical, and plumbing. (FMFM 13)

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND
ACRONYMS
A
AAA. Arrival and assembly area.
AABFS. Amphibious assault bulk fuel system.
AABWS. Amphibious assault bulk water system.
AACG. Arrival airfield control group.
AAFS. Amphibious assault fuel system.
AAOE. Arrival and assembly operations element.
AAOG. Arrival and assembly operations group.
ABCA. American, British, Canadian, Australian.
ABFC. Advanced base functional components.
ABIOL. Advanced base initial outfitting list.
A/C. Aircraft.
ACB. Amphibious construction battalion.
ACE. Aviation combat element (MAGTF).
ACF. Air contingency force.
ACU. Assault craft unit.
ADCON. Administrative control.
ADP. Automated data process(ing).
AE. Assault echelon.
AFOE. Assault follow-on echelon.
AFP. Armed forces publication.
AGS. Aviation ground support.
Air DET. Air detachment.
ALCE. Airlift control element.
ALSS. (Naval) advanced logistic support site.
AMC. Air Mobility Command.
AOA. Amphibious objective area.
AOR. Area of responsibility.
APOD. Aerial port of debarkation.

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APOE. Aerial port of embarkation.
ASCC. Air Standardization Coordinating Committee.
ASP. Ammunition supply point.
ATF. Amphibious Task Force.
A/W. Air/ground.

B
BDR. Battle damage repair.
BLT. Battalion landing team.
BMU. Beachmaster unit.
BU. Builder.

C
C3. Command, control, and communications.
C4I. Command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence.
cal. Caliber.
CATF. Commander, amphibious task force.
CBMU. Construction battalion maintenance unit.
CBR. Chemical, biological, and radiological.
CBU. Construction battalion unit.
CE. Construction engineer.
CEB. (Marine) combat engineer battalion.
CEC. Civil Engineer Corps (officer).
CESE. Civil engineer support equipment.
CESO. Civil Engineer Support Office.
CESP. Civil engineering support plan.
cfm. Cubic feet per minute.
CHB. Cargo handling battalion.
CJCS. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
CJTF. Commander, Joint Task Force.
CINC. Commander in Chief.
CINCLANTFLT. Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
CINCPACFLT. Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

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CIV. Civilian.
Class I. Subsistence.
Class II. Individual equipment.
Class III. Petroleum, oils, lubricants.
Class IV (A or B). Construction materials (construction or barrier).
Class V (A or W). Ordnance (air delivery or ground).
Class VI. Personal demand items.
Class VII. Major end items.
Class VIII. Medical supplies.
Class IX. Repair parts.
Class X. Humanitarian assistance support.
CLF. Commander, landing force.
CM. Construction mechanic.
COC. Combat operations center.
COMMARFORLANT. Commander, Marine Forces Atlantic.
COMMARFORPAC. Commander, Marine Forces Pacific.
COMSEC. Communications security.
COMSECONDNCB. Commander, SECOND Naval Construction
Brigade.
COMTHIRDNCB. Commander, THIRD Naval Construction Brigade.
CONPLAN. Concept/contingency plan.
CONUS. Continental United States.
CRTS. Casualty receiving and treatment ship.
CS. Combat support.
CSS. Combat service support.
CSSE. Combat service support element (MAGTF).
cy. Cubic yard.

D
DMZ. Demilitarized zone.
DOD. Department of Defense.

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E
EA. Engineering aide.
EAF. Expeditionary airfield.
EFD. Engineering field division.
ELCAS. Elevated causeway system.
ENL. Enlisted.
EO. Equipment operator.
EOD. Explosive ordnance disposal.
EPW. Enemy prisoner of war.
ESB. (Marine) Engineer support battalion.

F
FARP. Forward arming and refueling point.
FARRP. Forward arming, refueling, and resupply point.
FEBA. Forward edge of the battle area.
FIE. Fly-in echelon.
FLOT. Forward line of troops.
FLTCINC. Fleet Commander in Chief.
FM. Field Manual.
FMF. Fleet Marine Force.
FMFM. Fleet Marine Force Manual.
FMFRP. Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication.
FSSG. Force service support group (MAGTF).

G
ga. Gauge.
gal. Gallon.
GCE. Ground combat element (MAGTF).
gpm. Gallons per minute.
GPS. Global positioning system.
(G)S-2. (Marine) Intelligence staff officer.
(G)S-3. (Marine) Operations staff officer.

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(G)S-4. (Marine) Logistics staff officer.

H
HAZMAT. Hazardous material.
HCA. Humanitarian and civic assistance.
HMM. Marine medium helicopter squadron.
HMMWV. High-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle.
HN(S). Host nation (support).
hp. Horsepower.
H&HS. Headquarters and headquarters squadron.
H&S. Headquarters and service (company).

I
ISB. Intermediate staging base.
ISO. International Organization for Standardization.
IWG. Interoperatbility working group.

J
JEPES. Joint Engineer Planning and Execution System.
JLOTS. Joint logistics over-the-shore.
JOPES. Joint Operation Planning and Execution System.
JP. Joint Publication.
JSCP. Joint strategic capabilities plan.
JTF. Joint Task Force.
JTFCEM. Joint Task Force contingency engineering manager.

K
Kw. Kilowatt.
L
LAN. Local area network.
lb. Pound.

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LCAC. Landing craft air cushion.
LF. Landing force.
LFSP. Landing force support party.
LNO. Liaison officer.
LOC. Lines of communications.
LRC. Lesser regional contingency.
LSMP. Logistic support mobilization plan.
LWCMS. Lightweight company mortar system.

M
MACG. Marine air control group.
MAG. Marine aircraft group.
MAGTF. Marine air-ground task force.
MAW. Marine aircraft wing.
MCCDC. Marine Corps Combat Development Command.
MCDP. Marine Corps Doctrine Publication.
MCRP. Marine Corps Reference Publication.
MCWP. Marine Corps Warfighting Publication.
MEF(FWD). Marine expeditionary force (forward).
MEU(SOC). Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable).
MGB. Medium girder bridge.
MHE. Materials handling equipment.
MLO. Material liaison office.
mm. Millimeter.
MOG. Maximum (aircraft) on ground.
MOOTW. Military operations other than war.
MOS. Military occupational specialty.
MPE/S. Maritime pre-positioned equipment and supplies.
MPS(s). Maritime pre-positioning ship(s).
MPF. Maritime pre-positioning force.
MPSRON. Maritime pre-positioning ships squadron.
MRC. Major regional contingency.
MRP. Maintenance of real property.

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MSC. Military Sealift Command.
MSE. Major subordinate element.
MSR. Main supply route.
MSSG. Marine expeditionary unit service support group.
MWSG. Marine wing support group.
MWSS. Marine wing support squadron.

N
NALM. Norway airlanded MAGTF.
NAVFACENGCOM. Naval Facilities Engineering Command.
NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
NBG. Naval beach group.
NCA. National Command Authorities.
NCB. Naval construction brigade.
NCBC. Naval construction battalion center.
NCF. Naval construction force.
NCFSU. Naval construction force support unit.
NCR. Naval construction regiment.
NDC. Naval Doctrine Command.
NDP. Naval Doctrine Publication.
NEF. Naval expeditionary force.
NFESC. Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center.
NMCB. Naval mobile construction battalion.
NSE. Naval support element.
NSN. National Stock Number.
NWP. Naval Warfare Publication.

O
OCONUS. Outside the continental United States.
OF-13. (Navy) Occupational Field-13 (Seabee) ratings
OFF. Officer.
OH. Operational Handbook.
OPCON. Operational control.

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OPDS. Offshore petroleum discharge system.
OPLAN. Operation plan.
OPORD. Operation order.
OPP. Offload preparation party.
OPSEC. Operations security.

P
P&E. Planning and estimating.
PHIBCB. Amphibious construction battalion.
POL. Petroleum, oils, and lubricants.
psi. Pounds per square inch.
PWRMS. Pre-positioned war reserve material stock.

Q
QSTAG. Quadripartite Standing Agreement.

R
RAS. Rear area security.
RCEM. Regional contingency engineering manager.
RDMF. Rapidly deployable medical facility.
RLT. Regimental landing team.
RO/RO. Roll-on/roll-off.
ROCICC. Resident officer in charge of construction.
ROWPU. Reverse osmosis water purification unit.
RRDF. Roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) discharge facility.
RRR. Rapid runway repair.
RSO&I. Reception, staging, onward movement, and integration.
RWCM. Regional wartime construction manager.

S
Seabee. Navy construction force personnel.
SELRES. Selected reserve.

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sf. Square feet.
SINCGARS. Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System.
SORTS. Status of Resources and Training System.
SPMAGTF. Special purpose MAGTF.
SPOD. Seaport of debarkation.
SPOE. Seaport of embarkation.
ST. Short ton.
STANAG. Standardization Agreement (NATO).
SW. Steelworker.
T
T/A. Table of allowance.
T/E. Table of equipment.
T/O. Table of organization.
TAFDS. Tactical airfield fuel dispensing system.
TAMCN. Table of authorized material control number.
TCEM. Theater contingency engineering manager.
TM. Technical manual.
TOA. Table of allowance.
TOR. Terms of reference.
TPFDD. Time-phased force and deployment data.
TTP. Tactics, techniques, and procedures.
TUCHA. Type unit characteristics file.

U
UCT. Underwater construction team.
UJTL. Uniform joint task list.
USACOM. United States Atlantic Command.
USCENTCOM. United States Central Command.
USEUCOM. United States European Command.
USMC. United States Marine Corps.
USN. United States Navy.
USPACOM. United States Pacific Command.

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USSOUTHCOM. United States Southern Command.
UT. Utilities man.
V
V/STOL. Vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft.

W
WAN. Wide area network.
WDR. War damage repair.

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PREFACE
NWP 4-04.1/MCWP 4-11.5, SEABEE OPERATIONS IN THE MAGTF,
is to be used to enhance the understanding of both MAGTF and Seabee com-
manders when Seabee resources are employed in support of MAGTF opera-
tions. Seabee missions, organizations, and capabilities are described so that
Seabee units can be effectively integrated, coordinated, and employed seam-
lessly into the MAGTF organization, thus providing a considerable combat
service support force multiplier for the MAGTF commander.

Throughout this publication, references to other publications imply the

effective edition.

Report any page shortage by letter to Director, Navy Tactical Support

Activity (copy to Commander, Naval Doctrine Command).

ORDERING DATA

Order a new publication or change, as appropriate, through the Navy Sup-

ply System. U. S. Marine Corps commands order copies through the Marine
Corps Publication Distribution System (MCPSDS) using PCN 143 000045.

Changes to the distribution and allowance lists (to add or delete your com-
mand from the distribution list, or to modify the number of copies of a publi-
cation that you receive) must be made in accordance with NWP 1-01.

RECOMMENDED CHANGES

Recommended changes to this publication may be submitted at any time

using the accompanying format for routine changes.

Atlantic and Pacific fleet units and stations, and all other units and
CONUS shore activities submit recommendations to:

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COMMANDER
SECOND NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE
1310 8TH STREET, SUITE 100
NORFOLK, VA 23521-2435

In addition, forward two copies of all recommendations to:

DIRECTOR
NAVY TACTICAL SUPPORT COMMAND
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD BLDG 200
901 M STREET SE
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5079

URGENT CHANGE RECOMMENDATIONS

When items for changes are considered to be urgent (as defined in NWP 1-
01, and including matters of safety), this information shall be sent by mes-
sage (see accompanying sample message format) to COMSECONDNCB,
with information copies to Naval Doctrine Command, Navy Tactical Sup-
port Activity, and all other commands concerned, clearly explaining the pro-
posed change. Information addressees should comment as appropriate. See
NWP 1-01.

CHANGE SYMBOLS

Revised text in changes is indicated by a black vertical line in either mar-

gin of the page, like the one printed next to this paragraph. The change sym-
bol shows where there has been a change. The change might be material
added or information restated. A change symbol in the margin by the chapter
number and title indicates a new or completely revised chapter.

WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES

The following definitions apply to “WARNINGS,” “CAUTIONS,” and

“Notes” found throughout the manual.

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An operating procedure, practice, or condition that may result in
injury or death if not carefully observed or followed.

An operating procedure, practice, or condition that may result in

damage to equipment if not carefully observed or followed.

Note

An operating procedure, practice, or condition that is essential to

emphasize.

WORDING

The concept of word usage and intended meaning which has been adhered
to in preparing this publication is as follows:

“Shall” has been used only when application of a procedure is mandatory.

“Should” has been used only when application of a procedure is

recommended.

“May” and “need not” have been used only when application of a
procedure is optional.

“Will” has been used only to indicate futurity, never to indicate any degree
of requirement for application of a procedure.

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CHAPTER 1

Nature of Engineer
Operations in a Marine
Air-Ground Task Force
“In my humble opinion the formation of the Seabees was one of
the finest developments of this last war. The outstanding work
of the Seabees and their magnificent courage in battle played a
most important part in the successful prosecution of the war. It
was not an unusual sight to witness the Seabees performing
their duties under fire. It was an inspiring sight, for instance, to
see them working on one end of the airfield while the Marines
were fighting on the other end. The spirit of brotherhood
existing between the Marines and the Seabees was forged in the
holocaust of battle. Perhaps I can sum up this brief message in
these few words, ‘THE SEABEES NEVER LET US DOWN’.”
Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith, USMC

1.1 GENERAL

The objective of this publication is to enhance the understanding of both

MAGTF and Seabee commanders when Seabee resources are employed in
support of MAGTF operations. Seabee missions, organizations, and capabili-
ties are described so that Seabee units can be effectively integrated, coordi-
nated, and employed seamlessly into the MAGTF organization, thus
providing a considerable combat service support force multiplier for the
MAGTF commander.

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1.1.1 Doctrinal Basis for Support. The basis for Seabee support to the
Fleet Marine Forces is clearly underscored in JP 4-04, Joint Doctrine for Civil
Engineering Support, which states that “In addition to, or coincident with,
component missions specified by the Commander in Chief, the Navy provides
general engineering support to MAGTFs. This support consists of NCF units
under the operational control of a MAGTF. These NCF units are necessary to
reinforce and augment the MAGTF’s limited engineering capability. They are
integral to the organization of the MAGTF and ensure immediate and effective
delivery of CSS tasks.”
This publication is the result of an evolving joint effort between doctrinal
sponsors from the Marine Corps and Navy to clarify the Seabee role when oper-
ating in a MAGTF. The agreement governing the employment of Seabee units is
known as the USMC/USN Terms of Reference. Although an informal and
deeply rooted relationship between Marines and Seabees had existed since
World War II, this relationship had no formal basis until 1 May 1987 when the
Terms of Reference (TOR) were adopted by the Marine Corps and Navy. This
action was also the basis for FMFM 13-4/NWP 22-9, Naval Construction Force
Support of MAGTF Operations, the predecessor to this current publication.
For background on the scope and capabilities of naval civil engineering sup-
port provided to combined, unified, joint task force, Service component, and
MAGTF commanders, refer to JP 4-04, Joint Doctrine for Civil Engineering
Support; NWP 4-04, Naval Civil Engineering Operations; NWP 4-04.2, Navy
Civil Engineer Operations for Component Commanders. For the organization
and capabilities of MAGTFs, refer to FMFRP 1-11, Fleet Marine Force Organi-
zation; FMFRP 2-12, Marine Air-Ground Task Force: A Global Capability; and
OH 2, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Operations. For background on MAGTF
engineer capabilities and missions, refer to FMFM 13, MAGTF Engineer Op-
erations. A list of reference publications is provided in Appendix A.

1.1.2 USMC/USN Terms of Reference. The overall objective of the

TOR is to achieve a coordinated program ensuring the full and effective utili-
zation of Seabee capabilities when employed in support of MAGTF opera-
tions. An evolving document, the TOR provides a means to address and
resolve matters of mutual concern related to Seabee operations in the
MAGTF.

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1. Generally, the TOR addresses such fundamental issues as Tradition
(the historical basis for the relationship between Marines and Seabees);
Capabilities (describing the Seabees’ organizational and functional
capabilities, including those Seabee units that would not normally be
under the Operational Control [OPCON] of a MAGTF); and Doctrine
(establishing a doctrine of tactics, techniques, and procedures that
strives to improve the interoperability between Marines and Seabees,
thus guiding the employment of Seabees in a MAGTF).

2. Specifically, the TOR focuses on such issues as the OPCON of Seabee

units by the MAGTF; Seabee sustainability; command relationships;
Seabee employment; construction tasks; equipment compatibility; and
training and exercise coordination.

1.1.3 Functional Areas of Engineering Support. The four acknowl-

edged functional areas of engineer effort required by a MAGTF commander for
mission success, General Engineering, Mobility, Countermobility, and Survivabil-
ity are discussed below. The effort provided by Marine engineers across these
functional areas is significantly enhanced and complemented when Seabees
are employed.

1.1.3.1 General Engineering. General engineering is the primary CSS

function performed by engineers to include both horizontal and vertical con-
struction. It is characterized by well-developed design and deliberate con-
struction, and includes detailed planning and preparation. In addition,
engineers also provide utilities and bulk fuel operations support. The majority
of general engineering tasks are performed in the rear area, where reliance on
Seabee assets and capabilities is critical. General engineering contributes to
force sustainment by enhancing the throughput system within the amphibious
objective area.

1.1.3.2 Mobility. Mobility is the capability of military forces which per-

mits them to move from one geographic location to another while retaining the
ability to fulfill their primary mission. Mobility is enhanced through combina-
tions of counterobstacle effort (including countermine), gap crossing, forward
aviation engineering, constructing and maintaining combat roads and trails,
and engineer reconnaissance.

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1.1.3.3 Countermobility. Countermobility is the reinforcement of ter-
rain through the construction of obstacles and emplacement of minefields to
disrupt, fix, turn, or block the enemy. The primary purpose of countermobility
operations is to slow or divert the enemy, increase time for target acquisition,
and enhance weapon effectiveness without impairing the movement of
friendly forces.

1.1.3.4 Survivability. Survivability is the degree to which a system can

avoid or withstand a man-made hostile environment without losing its ability
to accomplish its designated mission.

1.1.4 Functional Areas of Logistics. The most successful plans always

take into consideration the six acknowledged functional areas of operational
logistics and CSS: Supply, Maintenance, Transportation, General Engineer-
ing, Health Services, and Other Services as described below.

1.1.4.1 Supply. Supply is the receipt, storage, issue, and resupply of ma-
teriel for conducting operations. After depletion of Seabee-deployed stocks,
the supported MAGTF shall provide resupply for Class I, III, IV, V, VI, VII,
VIII, and IX (i.e., field radio batteries) supplies. The MAGTF shall also source
the air or sealift required to move Class VII and IX supplies obtained through
the NCBCs and CESO from the CONUS to the area of responsibility. The
MAGTF commander shall source Class IV materials from either the supported
CJTF or the unified CINC.

1.1.4.2 Maintenance. Maintenance consists of those actions necessary

to preserve, repair, and ensure continued operation and effectiveness. Suffi-
cient compatibility currently exists with a MAGTF to effect intermediate level
maintenance for Seabee weapons, communications, and electronic assets.

1.1.4.3 Transportation. Transportation is the movement of units, per-

sonnel, equipment, and supplies from the point of origin to the final destina-
tion. Depending on the distances, Seabee units normally have sufficient
organic transportation assets to move equipment and supplies intratheater.
However, Seabee units may request augmenting transportation from the sup-
ported MAGTF for movement of Class IV materials to their project sites.

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1.1.4.4 General Engineering. General engineering is deliberate in na-
ture and oriented towards combat service support. It provides the construction,
damage repair, and maintenance of facilities. Vertical and horizontal construc-
tion, damage repair, and maintenance of facilities are examples of the support
generally provided by the Seabees. Combat engineering is not an established
capability of the Seabees.

1.1.4.5 Health Services. The principal goal of health service is main-

taining, preserving, and restoring the combat power of the force in both peace
and war.

1. Medical treatment facilities organic to Seabee units are limited to a

single aid station in each NMCB. These aid stations are small and have
very limited patient treatment capabilities. While NMCB aid stations
each have an assigned medical officer and up to seven hospital
corpsmen, smaller detachments may depend strictly on corpsmen for
organic medical care. Dental capabilities are also extremely limited.
Each NMCB also has one dental officer and two dental technicians
assigned.

2. Health service support to Seabee units under OPCON to a MAGTF will

be provided in the same manner that medical care is provided to other
MAGTF elements. Seabee casualties will normally be evacuated from
organic aid stations to a MAGTF health service support facilities
organization or, as the situation demands, to multipurpose amphibious
assault ships designated as casualty receiving and treatment ships. The
established chain for medical evacuation may also include Navy fleet
hospitals, hospital ships, or medical treatment facilities directly in
support of a MAGTF. Seabee casualties will enter the medical
regulating system and be evacuated in the same manner as other
MAGTF casualties.

1.1.4.6 Other Services. These services provide administrative and per-

sonnel support to keep combatant forces fully operational. While NMCBs are
relatively self-sufficient upon deployment, the specific situation will dictate
whether or not augmentation CSS from the supported MAGTF will be required
in the following areas in accordance with FMFM 4-1, Combat Service Support

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Operations, Disbursing (USN interface); Exchange Services; Legal Services;
Mortuary Services; Postal Services; Security Support; and Civil Affairs Support.

1.2 INTRODUCTION TO THE SEABEES

1.2.1 General. The Seabees is a common term applied to that group of de-
ployable naval organizational components that provide distinct naval civil en-
gineering and construction capabilities in support of the Navy, Marine Corps,
and, when directed, other agencies of the U.S. Government.

1.2.2 History of the Seabees

1.2.2.1 The Seabee/Marine Partnership. Seabees of the naval con-

struction force have been working and fighting alongside Marines ever since
the early days of World War II. The Seabee/Marine partnership that has been
fostered over the years is based primarily on shared geographic locations and
complementary missions. If Marine engineers are known as “Fighters Who
Build,” then Seabees can best be described as “Builders Who Fight.” In nearly
every major island assault in the Pacific theater, Marines were closely followed
by Seabees to support and sustain the invasion. It is interesting to note that al-
though their combat mission was strictly defensive, World War II Seabee
battalions were more heavily armed than their Marine engineer counterparts.
As soon as the amphibious operation’s general unloading began, Seabee bat-
talions came ashore to augment and expand upon the construction or repair
work begun by Marine engineers. Until creation of the Marine engineer
battalions (also known as aviation engineer battalions) later in World War
II, it was the Seabees who provided nearly all construction support to Marine
aviation.
Today, the Seabee/Marine partnership is underscored by the fact that
Seabees train at Marine bases; have adopted Marine training tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures; are fielding weapons and communications systems
similar to those used by Marines; participate in exercises with Fleet Marine
Forces; and provide mission-enhancing construction support aboard Marine
installations.

1.2.2.2 World War II. Created by Admiral Ben Moreell in 1942, the Navy’s
Seabees were founded on the premise that experienced, armed construction

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workers were critically needed in the combat areas of World War II. The con-
struction accomplishments of the Seabees throughout the Pacific theater, in
particular, are quite legendary. Using 20-ton bulldozers as wands, Seabees
magically reshaped the coral-pocked face of many a Pacific island. Landing
shortly after the assault waves, they blasted reefs to make channels for the
fleet; leveled hills and laid down landing strips; lashed together pontoons to
create artificial docks; and brought to many a remote Pacific island its first
roads, storage facilities, and hospitals. On more than one occasion, the Sea-
bees used their bulldozers to entomb nests of enemy snipers and machinegun-
ners menacing Marine or Army forces.
During the war’s Pacific island-hopping campaigns, over 10,000 Civil En-
gineer Corps officers and 240,000 enlisted men served in the Seabees, mostly
in NCBs that were components of the five Marine engineer regiments em-
ployed from 1942 to 1944. From the construction and defense of Guadal-
canal’s Henderson Field to the Normandy invasion, Seabees participated in
most of the major Navy, Marine, and Army assaults, fighting in more than 400
locations in all theaters by the end of the war.
As a prelude to Guadalcanal, Seabees on Espiritu Santo took only 20 days
to carve a 6,000-foot airstrip from virgin jungle. Joining the 1st MarDiv in
their assault on Cape Gloucester, Seabees bulldozed paths for attacking
American tanks. In the Admiralties, Seabees transformed Manus and Los
Negros into the largest advanced bases in the Southwest Pacific. At Rabaul,
Seabees built a strategic, two-field air base, immense storage and fuel dumps, a
floating dry-dock, miles of roads, and a fast torpedo boat base. On Leyte Is-
land, it was the Seabees who installed and operated pontoon barges and cause-
ways that brought General MacArthur and his forces ashore. At Tarawa,
Seabees landed with the Marines and, in a mere 15 hours, returned a shell-
pocked airfield to operational status. On Iwo Jima, Seabees landing with the
Fifth Amphibious Corps built fighter airstrips as well as an emergency landing
field critically needed by returning damaged bombers. Seabee- installed pon-
toons on Okinawa enabled the amphibious assault to move forward. Once
ashore, 55,000 Seabees built port facilities, vast road networks, airfields, POL
farms, storage dumps, hospitals, ship repair facilities, a seaplane base, and
Quonset villages.

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In the Pacific theater alone, the Seabees built 111 major airstrips, 700 square
blocks of warehouses, hospitals for 70,000 patients, storage tanks for 100 mil-
lion gallons of gasoline, and housing for 1.5 million servicemen. Although the
Seabees were known as a Naval Reserve organization during the war, it be-
came clear afterwards that the Seabees, having more than proved their worth,
would be a valuable addition to the regular Navy.

1.2.2.3 Korea. By June of 1950, the Seabees all but disestablished as only
3,300 men remained on active duty. The Korean War, however, demanded the
kind of civil engineering support that only Seabees could provide, and so they
were mobilized and expanded to a force of 14,000 men. Seabees supported
Marines in the famous Inchon and Wonsan amphibious assaults by construct-
ing vital pontoon causeways within hours of the initial landings. As with their
World War II predecessors, airfield construction was a specialty of the Sea-
bees as they were soon found constructing, repairing, and maintaining the “K-
fields” of the Marine Air Groups, such as K-3 at Pohang, K-18 at Kimpo
(Seoul), and K-2 at Taegu. Seabee relations with Marines were further ce-
mented by a group of nine Seabees who kept open a 21-mile stretch of road be-
tween an isolated Marine intercept squadron and its sole source of supplies.
Working around the clock in below-zero temperatures, they kept their promise
to rebuild any damaged bridge within 6 hours.
Also during the Korean War, Seabees constructed the Cubi Point Naval Air
Station in the Philippines by cutting a mountain in half to make way for a
nearly 2-mile-long runway, blasting coral to fill a section of Subic Bay, filling
swampland, moving 150-foot trees, and relocating a native fishing village.
Twenty million man-hours and 5 years went into what was then the largest and
most impressive Seabee project.

1.2.2.4 Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, Seabees were employed exten-
sively from the DMZ in the north to the Mekong Delta Region in the south,
constructing Marine logistic complexes at Danang, Chu Lai, and Quang Tri to
Special Forces camps and Army fire bases in the remote regions, as well as
roads, bridges, airfields, warehouses, and hospitals elsewhere. At the initial
Marine landings in Vietnam in 1965, there were nearly 10,000 active duty Sea-
bees. At the War’s peak, the Seabee strength grew to 26,000 men organized in
twenty-one naval construction battalions, two naval construction regiments,

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two amphibious construction battalions, two maintenance units, and many
civic action teams.
At Chu Lai, the first Seabee battalion arrived in May 1965 to construct a
Marine expeditionary airfield within 23 days. Shortly thereafter, it was ex-
panded by adding a parallel taxiway, four cross taxiways, parking aprons, two
cantonments, warehouses, hangars, and many other critical facilities. At Phu
Bai, the Seabees created an advanced base from a low peninsula jutting 1,500
feet into the South China Sea by raising, widening, and surfacing it into a
causeway for cargo-laden landing ships. During 1968’s Tet Offensive, Sea-
bees built and fought in direct support of Marine and Army forces by recon-
structing two vitally needed concrete bridges. Seabee civic action projects
paved roads that provided access between farms and markets; supplied fresh
water through hundreds of Seabee-drilled wells; provided medical treatment
to thousands of villagers; and constructed numerous schools, hospitals, utility
systems, and other community facilities.
In June of 1965, two Seabees were killed when Viet Cong troops attacked
and overran a Special Forces camp at Dong Xoai. One of the dead, Construc-
tion Mechanic Third Class Marvin G. Shields, was posthumously awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor for carrying a critically wounded man to safety
and destroying an enemy machine gun emplacement at the cost of his life.
CM3 Shields was the first and only Seabee ever awarded the nation’s highest
distinction for heroism.

1.2.2.5 Post-Vietnam. The Seabees distinguished themselves with the

largest peacetime construction effort on the British Indian Ocean Territory
of Diego Garcia. From 1971 to 1983, they built a remote forward logistic
base and naval communications station thousands of miles from CONUS in
support of U.S. military operations throughout the Southwest Asian theater.
The mission of the initial contingent, consisting of NMCB and PHIBCB
personnel, was to build a temporary Seabee camp; water and electrical
distribution systems; messing, laundry, refrigeration, and storage facilities;
and a 3,500-foot airstrip. By 1983, the Seabees had completed 220 projects
with a construction value well in excess of 220 million dollars. The early,
austere airstrip has been expanded three times to a final 12,000-foot length
with expanded taxiways, parking aprons, and several new hangars. Immense
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as were a fuel pier, general storage buildings, and expanded personnel support
facilities. The need for pre-positioned materials to support a rapid deployment
force and a more active U.S. presence in Southwest Asia spurred the growth of
the forward logistic support site on the island. As a result, Diego Garcia today
is home to one of the MPF’s three MPSRONs.

1.2.2.6 Persian Gulf War. During Operations Desert Shield and Desert
Storm, nearly 5,000 Seabees from 6 NMCBs were employed in-theater. The
Seabees constructed troop beddown facilities for 42,000 personnel, vast stor-
age areas, aircraft parking aprons comprising millions of square feet, ASPs
covering hundreds of acres, EPW camps housing up to 40,000 men, many
ISBs, and hundreds of miles of roads. Base camps were constructed for the 3rd
MAW; MAGs 11, 13, 16, and 26; and the 1st and 2nd MarDivs. In Bahrain,
troop beddown and storage facilities, a munitions transfer road, and a 60,000-
square foot aircraft parking apron were built for the Marines, Army, and Air
Force. Major Seabee taskings included a headquarters complex for I MEF and
a 15,000-man troop beddown camp for II MEF. The latter project (the largest
wartime, multibattalion Seabee project since Vietnam) consisted of six 2,500-
man modules with each module providing berthing, showers, latrines, galley,
office space, roads, and parking areas. PHIBCB personnel offloaded Marine
Corps equipment and supplies from MPF shipping. CBU personnel erected
and maintained a 500-bed Navy Fleet Hospital at Al Jubail. It was the Seabees
who built and maintained the 200-mile, four-lane main supply route near the
Kuwaiti border critical to launching and sustaining the famous “Hail Mary”
ground attack plan into Iraq. Seabees supported I MEF in preparation for the
assault into Kuwait by providing water and constructing roads and facilities
for the Marine division assembly areas. Just before the assault, Seabees dug in
the 1st MarDiv’s command element as the division moved into attack posi-
tions. Once the assault began, Seabees moved into Kuwait and prepared posi-
tions for I MEF’s CE. Before they were finished Seabee projects included tent
camps for 42,000 personnel, three galleys, 10 aircraft parking aprons, 5 ASPs,
two EAFs, two hangars, and several EPW camps.
Desert Shield/Desert Storm also saw the largest mobilization of selected
Reserve Seabees since Vietnam as three Reserve NMCBs and a Reserve naval
construction regiment CE served together with their active counterparts in
theater and at other locations worldwide, thus exemplifying the “One Navy,
Total Force” concept.

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1.2.2.7 Military Operations Other Than War. Seabees are also known
for their many humanitarian, civic action, and disaster relief efforts in support
of a wide range of MOOTW missions. In recent years, Seabees have aided
the victims of Hurricanes Hugo in 1989 and Andrew in 1992; the 1989 San
Francisco earthquake, and Tunisian floods during Operation Atlas Rail in
1990. In 1991 they drilled wells, erected tents, and built roads to help Kurdish
refugees in Iraq during Operation Provide Comfort, and assisted the Philip-
pines in their recovery from the Mt. Pinatubo eruption by removing tons of
volcanic ash and demolishing hundreds of buildings during Operation Fiery
Vigil. Seabees have also served in a multitude of joint operations such as
Restore Hope in Somalia from 1992 to 1994, Restore Democracy in Haiti
from 1994; Sea Signal in Cuba from 1995 to 1996; and Joint Endeavor in
Bosnia since 1995.
During Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, two NMCBs provided gen-
eral engineering support initially to the Marines and ultimately to all elements
of the unified task force. Support ranged from construction and improvement
of base camps, MSRs, and airfields for U.S. and combined forces; water well
drilling; and civic action projects. Using 240,000 square feet of AM-2 metal
matting, they assisted MWSS 372 by establishing an expeditionary airfield
for CH-53 and C-130 aircraft at Baledogle. Seabees also prepared a site for a
300-bed Army evacuation hospital; installed 90,000 square feet of AM-2
matting at Mogadishu’s airport; and completed airfield repairs to allow for the
rapid redeployment of combined forces to Kismayo. To enhance Mogadishu’s
throughput capabilities, PHIBCB personnel offloaded 5 MPF ships, restored
port facilities, and provided ship-to-shore bulk fuel and water support.
In Restore Democracy in Haiti, two NMCB Air Detachments (Air DETs)
supported the JTF with a variety of civic action projects. During Sea Signal,
Seabees were the prime military construction force in support of a JTF whose
mission was to construct tent camps and associated logistic support facilities to
house 40,000 Haitian and Cuban migrants at Guantanamo Naval Base and
Grand Turk Island. Seabee projects included initial surge berthing of over
1,300 strongback tents, 43 tension fabric structures, 11 K-span structures, 9
miles of chain link fence, 57 miles of underground primary electrical service,
and 17 miles of underground utilities.

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In Operation Joint Endeavor, a reinforced NMCB Air DET of 200 Seabees
redeployed to Bosnia from their forward-deployment site in Rota, Spain to
construct base camps and troop beddown facilities for nearly 6,200 soldiers.
Construction included wooden strongback tents and tent decks, extensive
electrical and lighting systems, galleys, latrines, timber towers, and miscella-
neous countermobility projects. Support was also provided to the NATO Im-
plementation Force headquarters, and many tactical Seabee convoys were
conducted in Bosnia and Croatia. The first selective mobilization of SELRES
Seabees since Desert Shield occurred when many personnel were activated to
support both the NATO commander and the retrograde of NMCB civil engi-
neer support equipment from Bosnia.

1.2.3 General Construction Missions of the Seabees. The construction

support provided by Seabee organizations ranging from Naval Mobile Con-
struction Battalions, Naval Construction Force Support Units, Underwater
Construction Teams, Amphibious Construction Battalions, Construction Bat-
talion Units, and Construction Battalion Maintenance Units to a MAGTF
commander are extensive. These construction missions serve the MAGTF
best when they are undertaken to accomplish specific and distinct construction
and repair projects. Seabee organizations may be tasked by the MAGTF with
the following.

1.2.3.1 Deliberate Construction. Provide responsive and deliberate

naval civil engineering support to the Fleet Marine Force consisting of expedi-
tionary, operational, logistic, underwater, ship-to-shore, shore, and deep
ocean facilities engineering, construction, and maintenance.

1. Construction of beddown facilities for both personnel and weapons

systems.

2. Construction of ASPs; ISBs; sites for expeditionary bulk fuel storage

facilities; water production, storage, and distribution facilities; expedition-
ary shelters for operations, communications, maintenance, warehousing,
and personnel support; defensive structures for throughput (air, rail,
road, and water terminals) systems; and other support facilities as
required.

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3. Construction of EAFs, aviation support facilities, FARPs, and other
forward operating bases in support of Marine aviation through the
extensive use of EAF matting, preengineered and expeditionary
shelters, and other construction support of an initial or temporary
nature.

4. Hardening of POL and ASP facilities to improve survivability against

both natural and enemy threats, increase capacity, and ensure
availability for continued ground and air operations.

5. Site preparation for Navy fleet hospitals.

1.2.3.2 Assault Construction Support. Provide timely military and

amphibious assault construction support to both MAGTF and NBG opera-
tions, including subsequent combat support and/or CSS ashore, RAS support,
and defense against overt or clandestine enemy attack directed towards per-
sonnel, camps, and facilities under construction.

1. Construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of lines of

communication, including bridges and roadway systems, to ensure
faster reinforcement and resupply of forward combat elements.

2. Runway and airfield facilities expansion following construction of a

core EAF by MWSS engineers.

3. Port improvement or construction of temporary facilities in support of

MPF operations.

4. Installation of standard (e.g., Bailey and Medium Girder Bridge

(MGB)) bridges and/or nonstandard (e.g., timber, concrete, and/or
steel) bridges to allow for reuse of tactical, fixed-panel bridging assets
in the forward areas.

5. Construction of countermobility obstacles and field fortifications.

1.2.3.3 Disaster Control and Recovery. Disaster control and recov-

ery enhance the MAGTF’s capability to provide disaster relief, including the

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furnishing of assistance to civilian agencies under conditions of emergency,
disaster, or catastrophe caused by enemy action or natural causes.

1. Repair of war-damaged facilities in built-up areas and to rapidly

reestablish operational capability.

2. Faster rapid runway repair operations on AM-2 matting-surfaced,

asphalt, or concrete runway, taxiway, and aircraft parking facilities.

1.2.3.4 Civic Action. Civic action enhances the MAGTF’s capability to pro-
vide forces for civic action employment that complement the military, social, and
psychological programs of JTF and other U.S. Government agencies.

1.2.3.5 Specialized Construction. Specialized construction provides

specialized engineering support to the MAGTF, including well-drilling and
reverse osmosis water purification unit operations, road construction, asphalt
paving, quarrying, and rock crushing.

1.3 ORGANIZATION OF THE SEABEES

1.3.1 General. Assets of Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINC-

LANTFLT) and Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT),
the Seabees are composed of both active and Reserve operational units. Most
units are under the OPCON of either Commander, SECOND Naval Construc-
tion Brigade (COMSECONDNCB) or Commander, THIRD Naval Construc-
tion Brigade (COMTHIRDNCB), which are type commanders reporting
directly to the two fleet CINCs. Although the backbone of the Seabees is the
highly capable NMCB, there are many other types of Seabee organizations
fulfilling varying roles and missions. Active NMCBs, deploying to four perma-
nent, overseas deployment sites constitutes forward presence for the Seabees.
Forward- deployed NMCBs are considered the “tip of the spear” for ready and
responsive unified CINC, JTF, or MAGTF engineer support. An additional
four NMCBs are in homeport status at any one time preparing for upcoming
deployments. The bulk of the NCF is comprised of Reserve units that provide
additional and specialized contingency engineering and construction capabilities.

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Type of Seabee Organization Total Total Total
Number Active Reserve
Naval Construction Brigade 2 2 0
Naval Construction Regiment (Homeport) 2 2 0
Naval Construction Regiment (Line) 6 2 4
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 20 8 12
Naval Construction Force Support Unit 2 0 2
Underwater Construction Team 2 2 0
Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 2 0
Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 2 0 2
Construction Battalion Unit 19 19 0

Figure 1-1. Table of Organization for the Naval Construction Force

1.3.2 Organizational Structure. Figure 1-1 depicts the types and num-
bers of organizations manned by personnel from the active and Reserve compo-
nents of the naval construction force.
Of the NCRs noted, two are nondeployable homeport training NCRs while
six are deployable line (or operational) NCRs. The active NMCBs will be aug-
mented to their wartime strength upon mobilization by detachments of SEL-
RES. With the exception of the PHIBCBs and CBUs, all of these NCF
organizations come under the direct OPCON of the two NCBs. Refer to Chap-
ter Two for background on the missions, organization, concepts of employ-
ment, tasks, and capabilities of these Seabee organizations.

1.3.2.1 Reserve Naval Construction Force. More than 65 percent of

the NCF resides in the Reserve component, consisting of SELRES personnel
assigned to organizations that can be categorized as commissioned or aug-
menting units. Of the organizations depicted in Figure 1-1, NCFSUs and
CBMUs are totally Reserve organizations. Once SELRES Seabees have
been recalled to active duty and their units have been activated in accordance

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with the degree of mobilization specified by the NCA, no distinction is made
as to the origin of these types of units.

1.3.3 Basic Task Organization. For purposes of this publication, fu-

ture references to a naval construction regiment in support of a full Marine ex-
peditionary force will be understood to represent a task organization composed
of an NCR command element, four NMCBs, and one NCFSU. In addition, and as
the situation may dictate, a full UCT (or any number of its Air DETs) may be as-
signed in support of a MEF. The organization of a notional full NCR task organi-
zation employed in support of a MEF is depicted in Figure 1-2.

1.4 CONCEPTS OF THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE

1.4.1 Command and Control. COMSECONDNCB and COMTHIRDNCB,

as operational type commanders under CINCLANTFLT and CINCPACFLT,
respectively, serve the fleet CINCs as the principal advisors for the direct
utilization of the Seabee organizations and capabilities under their com-
mand. Headquarters for both NCBs (COMSECONDNCB is located in
Norfolk, VA and COMTHIRDNCB is located in Pearl Harbor, HI) are situated
close to the fleet CINCs.
These NCBs exercise operational and limited administrative control of their
assigned Seabee units, both active and Reserve. They also provide directive
policy guidance for subordinate units in such areas as leadership and discipline;

Augmenting NCR
Element
COMMAND ELEMENT
OFF ENL
12 52

NCFSU NMCB NMCB NCFSU NMCB UCT

OFF ENL OFF ENL OFF ENL OFF ENL OFF ENL OFF ENL
12 202 24 745 24 745 24 145 24 745 3 66

Figure 1-2. Notional Naval Construction Regiment Organization

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administration; contingency planning and readiness; military and technical
training; unit deployment, employment, and scheduling; operational effec-
tiveness; development of operational doctrine, tasking and procedures;
equipment management; and logistics support. When SECOND NCB and
THIRD NCB units deploy, their OPCON may shift to the appropriate fleet,
joint, or unified combatant commander. However, COMSECONDNCB and
COMTHIRDNCB always maintain administrative control of their subordi-
nate units. The two NCBs are configured as illustrated in Figures 1-3 and 1-4.

1.4.1.1 OPCON of NCF Units. The USMC/USN Terms of Reference

state that OPCON is the only command and support relationship appropriate
and authorized when Seabee units are employed within the MAGTF organiza-
tion. ADCON usually remains with the Seabee unit’s parent NCB. OPCON of
Seabee units provides the MAGTF commander with authority to direct the
forces assigned so that the commander may:

1. Accomplish specific missions or tasks that are usually limited by

function, time, or location.

2. Deploy the Seabee units concerned as appropriate.

3. Retain or assign tactical control of those Seabee units.

OPCON does not include authority to assign separate employment of
elements of the units concerned. Neither does it, by itself, include administra-
tive or logistic control. OPCON of those Seabee organizations not governed
by the TOR, but employed in theater, may also be exercised by commands
other than those which have ADCON, such as the unified CINCs, CJTFs, or
component commanders.

1.4.2 Command Relationships

1.4.2.1 NCB/MEF Alignments. The two NCBs and their subordinate

units are aligned for operational and training purposes with the three standing
MEFs as depicted in Figure 1-5.
Due mainly to geography, these alignments are also based on the require-
ments of the cognizant unified CINC’s operation plans and/or concept plans.

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Figure 1-3. Table of Organization for COMSECONDNCB

Through peacetime training initiatives, the alignments are intended to enhance

Marine and Seabee interoperability and develop a joint understanding of the
range of naval civil engineering capabilities available to a MAGTF commander
as provided by the NCBs and MEFs. SECOND NCB units may, at the dis-
cretion of I MEF, participate in joint training exercises, although such
participation shall be coordinated with THIRD NCB. All requests for training
and exercise participation shall be directed to the indicated NCB via either
CINCLANTFLT, in the case of SECOND NCB organizations, or CINC-
PACFLT, in the case of THIRD NCB organizations.

1.4.2.2 NCB/Unified CINC Relationships. Command relationships be-

tween the two NCBs, the Navy and Marine component commanders, and the
unified CINCs are depicted in Figures 1-6 and 1-7. These relationships are
based on projected naval civil engineering and contingency construction sup-
port required by primarily the Marine component commander reporting to
each of the unified CINCs and as stipulated in applicable OPLANs and
CONPLANs. MAGTFs deploying to the unified CINCs’ AORs requiring na-
val civil engineering shall request such support from the indicated NCB

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Figure 1-4. Table of Organization for COMTHIRDNCB
through the respective fleet CINC, or through the fleet CINC’s chain of com-
mand in the case of PHIBCBs.

1.4.2.3 Seabee/MAGTF Relationships. The term naval construction

regiment, as used in this publication unless noted otherwise, generally refers to
those Seabee units configured in a specific task organization for placement
under the OPCON of the MEF commander in accordance with the
USMC/NCF Terms of Reference. The OPCON relationship is both mission-
and situation-dependent, and should be determined through an appropriate
engineer staff planning process. The normal employment of the NCF, as based
on precedent-setting contingencies, is for the NCF element to be structured as
a major subordinate element within the MAGTF organization as depicted in
Figure 1-8.

1.4.3 Training. Training programs for Seabee units subordinate to COM-

SECONDNCB and COMTHIRDNCB are tailored to meet prescribed, mission-
essential skill requirements. The training program for active NMCBs consists
of a structured, 7-month homeport period conducted under the cognizance of

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Figure 1-5. NCB/MEF Alignment Relationships
the nondeployable, training NCRs that prepare a unit for its upcoming opera-
tional deployment. Reserve units execute a multiyear training program under
the indirect supervision of the training NCRs and are designed to ensure that
their personnel have the technical, military, and leadership skills needed to
accomplish the Seabee mission upon mobilization. As PHIBCBs are not in
the chain of command of either of the two NCBs, separate (but similar)
training programs are developed in response to the cognizant fleet CINC’s
requirements. Development of Marine/Seabee interoperability is strengthened
by the development of Close Command Relationships and participation in
Exercises as discussed below.

1.4.3.1 Close Command Relationships. In an ongoing peacetime ef-

fort to enhance deliberate planning, training, and the interoperability between
MAGTF and Seabee engineers and their organizations, each of the standing
MEFs has an NCB assigned to provide support and develop relationships. See
Figure 1-5 for these specific NCB/MEF alignment relationships. Similarly,
each of the unified combatant CINCs has an NCB assigned for planning pur-
poses as depicted in Figures 1-6 and 1-7.

1.4.3.2 Exercises. Seabee units and personnel, both active and Reserve,
often participate in JCS, unified CINC, and fleet-sponsored exercises. COM-
SECONDNCB and COMTHIRDNCB, as type commanders, coordinate inte-
grated Marine/Seabee training for their respective subordinate units through
the cognizant fleet CINCs (and COMMARFORLANT and COMMARFOR-
PAC) with the corresponding MEF commanders.

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Figure 1-6. SECOND NCB/Unified CINC Command Relationships

1.4.4 Operations

1.4.4.1 General. The NCF is a responsive, mobile, modern, and versatile

engineer force, capable of accomplishing diverse tasks. These tasks range
from timber bunker construction in a forward ground combat environment to
construction and operation of an advanced base in support of NEF and the
logistics pipeline. Seabee units enhance the MAGTF’s engineering capabili-
ties through complementary (rather than duplicative) support. Seabee units
consist of highly skilled specialists capable of executing expeditionary, CSS-
oriented engineer projects of a more sophisticated nature than normally
accomplished by Marine engineer organizations. Seabee organizations are
not trained nor equipped for, and therefore should not be assigned, the following
tasks of a more CS nature:

1. Explosive breaching of obstacles.

2. Minefield installation, marking, or clearing.

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Figure 1-7. THIRD NCB/Unified CINC Command Relationships

3. Explosive ordnance disposal.

4. Other combat engineering tasks normally associated with direct support

to the ground combat element.

1.4.4.2 Peacetime Operations. As the bulk of the Seabee’s construc-

tion capabilities lie in the NMCBs, the following discussion focuses on normal
peacetime operations for NMCBs in both the active and Reserve components.

1.4.4.2.1 Active NMCBs. In peacetime, active NMCBs are employed in

direct support missions to the fleet CINCs. These missions typically entail 7-
month deployments to four permanent deployment sites: two in the Atlantic
theater at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico and Rota, Spain, and two in the Pacific
theater at Guam and Okinawa. When deployed, active NMCBs take on forward
presence roles of naval civil engineering support and are available to respond
to mission requirements of the unified combatant CINCs, CJTFs, fleet CINCs,
or MAGTF commanders.

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Figure 1-8. MAGTF with NCF Augmentation

1.4.4.2.2 Reserve NMCBs. Though part-time in nature, Reserve NMCBs

are also employed in direct support missions to the fleet CINCs. Headquar-
tered at readiness support sites located throughout CONUS, these commis-
sioned units are typically assigned, on a rotating basis, to missions that
emphasize either construction support or military training. Those NMCBs in a
Military Training Category spend the majority of their monthly drill and annual
training periods enhancing the military mission-essential skills needed upon
mobilization. Those units in an Operational Category, on the other hand, spend
the majority of their time in direct support to the fleet CINCs by providing criti-
cal construction and maintenance of real property support to shore stations.

1.4.5 Employment Factors. Primary factors to be considered in any

decision to employ Seabee units are:

1. The general engineering tasks (specified and implied) in support of

MAGTF mission requirements, such as advance naval base seizure,
special operations, war/disaster relief, etc.

2. The requirements of the supported unified combatant CINC’s OPLANs

and/or CONPLANs.

3. The security or the level of combat support required for a Seabee unit.

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1.4.6 Construction Capabilities. For a comparison of the military con-
struction capabilities of Seabee organizations in relation to Marine engineer
organizations (e.g., CEB, MWSS, ESB, NAVFACENGCOM organizations,
and civilian assets, refer to Appendix A.
On an individual occupational skill basis, Navy ratings are broad enlisted
career fields similar to MOSs and encompass similar duties and functions, re-
quiring related patterns of aptitudes and qualifications that provide paths of ad-
vancement necessary for career development. These ratings normally identify
personnel from pay grades E-4 through E-9 and provide the primary means of
identifying billet requirements and personnel qualifications. Assigned distinc-
tive rating badges, the seven occupational skills that comprise Seabee con-
struction capabilities, are referred to as Occupational Field 13 (OF-13)
construction ratings. The duties of these seven Seabee ratings are described in
the following paragraphs.

1.4.6.1 Builder. BUs make up a large part of the Seabees and are much
like civilian construction workers. They consist of skilled carpenters, plaster-
ers, roofers, concrete finishers, masons, painters, and bricklayers.

1.4.6.2 Construction Electrician. CEs are responsible for the power

production and electrical work required for naval installations. CEs consist of
construction and powerhouse electricians; telephone and electrical repairmen;
substation operators; linemen; and others.

1.4.6.3 Construction Mechanic. CMs are specialists in maintaining

and repairing heavy construction and automotive equipment. They perform
maintenance and repair on gasoline and diesel engines; ignition and fuel sys-
tems; steering, WHE repair, transmission, and electrical systems; and hydrau-
lic and pneumatic systems.

1.4.6.4 Engineering Aid. EAs assist construction engineers in develop-

ing final construction plans. EAs conduct both land and underwater surveys;
prepare topographic and hydrographic maps, sketches, and drawings; schedul-
ing, planning, site layout and grade control; estimate costs; and perform qual-
ity assurance tests on common construction materials.

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1.4.6.5 Equipment Operator. EOs perform tasks involving the deploy-
ment and operation of automotive, materials handling, weight handling,
drilling and blasting, and construction equipment such as trucks, bulldozers,
front end loaders, cranes, excavators, pile drivers, rollers, graders, and asphalt
paving equipment.

1.4.6.6 Steelworker. SWs rig and operate all special equipment used to
move, hoist, and install structural steel, structural shapes, and similar material.
They place, fit, weld, cut, bolt, and rivet steel shapes and reinforcing materials
commonly used in construction.

1.4.6.7 Utilitiesman. UTs are involved with plumbing, heating, steam,

compressed air, fuel storage and distribution systems; water treatment and dis-
tribution systems; air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment; and sewage
collection and disposal facilities.

1.4.7 Communications Capabilities. Seabee organizations maintain

within their Tables of Allowance (TOAs) a wide range of voice and data
command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) ca-
pabilities for both secure and nonsecure transmissions. To ensure compati-
bility with USMC communications systems, the Seabees will transition to
the SINCGARS family of radios, which is scheduled to replace current
tactical VHF systems. UHF satellite communications radio systems are
utilized by the Seabees. COMSEC cryptosystem features are imbedded in
some tactical UHF and VHF radios. Interfaces are available to ensure in-
teroperability with the MAGTF C4I local area network when Seabee units
are co-located with a MAGTF. Peacetime usage of electronic mail systems
is quite extensive as nearly all Seabee units (both active and Reserve, in
homeport or deployed) are connected via the Internet. For standard software,
Seabee organizations use commercially available suites of word processing,
data base management, graphics, and spreadsheet programs. With the assis-
tance of Marine advisors resident on the staffs of NCBs, NCRs, NMCBs, and
NCFSUs, basic radio and field telephone training is provided on a regular
basis to Seabee units.

1.4.7.1 NCF Communications Systems. Seabee units train and are

equipped with a variety of radio and field phone systems similar and compatible

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to Marine infantry communications. Figure 1-9 depicts the basic capabilities of
communications systems within the various Seabee organizations.

1.4.8 Defensive Capabilities. In the execution of their assigned pro-

jects, Seabee units maintain a significant self-defense capability on their con-
struction sites and can be employed as part of a perimeter defense force in a RAS
network plan. All Seabee units are equipped with small arms and the larger units
(e.g., NMCBs) maintain indirect fire weapons systems such as 60-mm mortars.
Organic weapons include individual small arms and machine guns, mortars,
and antipersonnel and light antiarmor weapons. Basic tactics and combat sur-
vival training are provided on a regular basis for units up to and including the
NMCB. Seabee units are capable of constructing countermobility obstacles
and field fortifications. In addition, Seabee units are capable of performing
individual protective measures in a chemical, biological, and radiological
contaminated environment.
As discussed previously, Marine advisors are resident on the staffs of
NCBs, NCRs, NMCBs, and NCFSUs to provide guidance in tactics, training,
and procedures to Seabee commanders and commanding officers. They also
perform a vital role as a liaison with Marine units. NCR command elements
have a Marine infantry officer (usually a Major) assigned, while NMCBs and
NCFSUs each have a gunnery sergeant assigned.

1.4.8.1 Profile of Organizational Defensive Missions

1.4.8.1.1 NCR. The NCR is capable of performing limited, self-defense

combat operations. The organic firepower of the NCR command element
consists of individual small arms only.

1.4.8.1.2 NMCB. The NMCB is capable of simultaneously performing all

defensive functions to protect personnel, camps, job sites, and convoys against
ground troops and light armored vehicles to include: perimeter defense; secu-
rity patrols; observation and listening posts; defensive reaction force; and
other measures that enhance the defense of the unit. With their indirect fire
weapons systems, NMCBs can also be employed in rear area security
networks. The NMCB is capable of performing construction missions in a con-
tested MOOTW environment, as well as in unsecured and isolated locations
without the protection of supported forces. Construction capabilities of the

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System Description NCB NCR NMCB NCFSU UCT PHIBCB CBMU CBU Nomenclature

GPS No Yes Yes No Yes No No No AN/PSN-11

Secure Telephone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes STU III

Secure Telephone Cellular Yes No No No Yes No No No STU III Cellular

Tactical Facsimile No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No UXC-7

Nontactical Facsimile Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Various

UHF Tactical SATCOM Yes No No No No Yes No No LST-5

VHF ECCM Tac Manpack No No Yes No No Yes Yes No AN/PRC-119A

VHF ECCM Vehicular No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No AN/VRC-90

VHF ECCM Base Station No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No AN/VRC-92

VHF (MB) Hand Held No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No SABER

VHF (MB) Base Station No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No SPECTRA

HF Tactical Manpack No No No No No No Yes No AN/PRC-104/138

HF Vehicular No No Yes Yes No No No No AN/GRC-231

HF Base Station No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No AN/GRC-231

Tactical Switchboard No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No SB-22

Digital Switchboard No Yes No No No No No No SB-3614

Tactical Telephones No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No TA-312/TA-838

TA-1035/U or
Digital Telephones No No No No No No No No
DSVT

Figure 1-9. Communications Capabilities for Seabee Organizations

NMCB decrease as defensive requirements increase. The organic firepower of

the NMCB consists of individual small arms, crew-served machineguns, and
mortars.

1.4.8.1.3 NCFSU. The NFCSU is capable of performing limited, local se-

curity, self-defense combat operations. The organic firepower of the NCFSU
consists of individual small arms and crew-served machineguns.

1.4.8.1.4 UCT. The UCT is capable of performing limited, local security,

defensive combat operations normally expected of a squad-sized unit. The or-
ganic firepower of the UCT consists of individual small arms.

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1.4.8.1.5 PHIBCB. The PHIBCB is capable of simultaneously perform-
ing all defensive functions to protect personnel, operating sites, and convoys
against ground troops to include: perimeter defense; security patrols; observa-
tion and listening posts; defensive reaction force; and other measures that en-
hance the defense of the unit. With their indirect fire weapons systems,
PHIBCBs can also be employed in rear area security networks. Logistics-
over-the-shore productivity decreases as defensive requirements increase.
The organic firepower of the PHIBCB consists of individual small arms, crew-
served machineguns, and mortars.

1.4.8.1.6 CBMU. The CBMU is capable of performing limited, local se-

curity, defensive functions to protect personnel, bases/camps, job sites, and
convoys against ground troops and light armored vehicles. The organic fire-
power of the CBMU consists of individual small arms, crew-served machi-
neguns, and mortars.

1.4.8.1.7 CBU. The CBU is capable of simultaneously performing fleet hos-

pital facilities operations and maintenance functions as well as limited defensive
functions during security force augmentation. The organic firepower of the CBU
consists of individual small arms and crew-served machineguns.

1.4.8.2 Seabee Weapons Systems. All Seabee units are trained and
equipped with a variety of infantry-level small arms and crew-served weapons,
that are similar and compatible to Marine infantry weapons systems. Figure 1-10
depicts the basic weapons allowances for various Seabee organizations.

1.4.9 Tables of Allowance

1.4.9.1 Background. TOAs provide material and equipment to enable

the NCF unit to carry out operational requirements. The unit will be required to
construct a wide range of facilities in any climate, and the TOA represents the
best mix of material and equipment for providing general construction capa-
bility. Each TOA has an alphanumeric designation.

1.4.9.2 NMCB TOA (TA01). Each of the four permanent, NMCB forward-
deployment sites has a complete TOA, while TOAs to outfit active home-
ported NMCBs are stored at the NCBCs. The standard NMCB TOA consists of
approximately 265 pieces of CESE, tool kits, tent camp packup, communications

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Description NCR NMCB NCFSU UCT PHIBCB CMBU CBU Nomenclature

Rifle, 5.56 mm 34 to 45 650 191 58 1160 275 41 M16A3

Pistol, 9 mm 24 to 45 175 40 7 75 57 5 M9

Machinegun, 7.62 mm 0 16 8 0 18 8 2 M60E3

Mortar, LWCMS, 60 mm 0 6 0 0 8 2 0 M224

Machinegun, 40 mm 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 Mk 19-3

Grenade Launcher, 40 mm 2 48 27 3 30 24 3 M203

Machinegun, .50 cal 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 M2HB

Shotgun 6 24 0 6 12 8 2 M500A2

Figure 1-10. Weapons Allowances for Seabee Organizations

gear, and weapons. The TA01 can be broken down into three distinct and sepa-
rate echelons. Each echelon has been assigned its own TOA designation since
any echelon may be deployed separately. Following is a description of each
echelon:

1. Air DET (TA41) — The primary mission of the NMCB’s Air DET
will be to repair war damage and construct urgent projects required by
the unified CINCs’ OPLANs. The Air DET (TA41) may deploy
independently or with the NMCB air echelon (TA31). The Air DET
TOA is composed of 89 personnel, 30 to 40 pieces of CESE, which
equates to approximately 300 short tons of air transportable gear.

2. Air Echelon (TA31) — The primary mission of the NMCB air

echelon will be, on a scale significantly larger than the Air DET’s
capability, to repair war damage and construct urgent projects required
by OPLANs. The air echelon (TA31) is composed of approximately
648 personnel, 100 to 110 pieces of CESE, which equates to
approximately 2,200 to 2,250 STs of air transportable gear.

3. Sea Echelon (TA22) — The NMCB sea echelon (TA22) is composed

of 25 personnel and the remaining portion of the NMCB TOA not
included in the air echelon (TA31).

1.4.9.3 MPF NCF TOA (TA57). This TOA, similar to the NMCB TA01
but with reinforced horizontal capabilities, is designed to support an MPF

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MAGTF and will be spreadloaded among the four ships of MPSRON 2 and on
three ships in MPSRONs 1 and 3 as follows:

1. Two maritime pre-positioning ships will each have a 150-person

“Reinforced Horizontal DET” module loaded.

2. Two MPSs will each have a 250-person “Reinforced Horizontal and

Construction DET” module loaded.

3. MPSRONs 1 and 3 will each have three 250-person “Reinforced

Horizontal and Construction DETs” module loaded.

1.4.10 The Advanced Base Functional Component System

1.4.10.1 Background. The ABFC system had its origins during World
War II when it became apparent that significant savings in both time and mate-
rial could be realized if units of material, equipment, and personnel required to
perform specific functions were standardized. Today, each individual compo-
nent within the overall system has a mission statement defining its capability;
its personnel complement; the list of facilities and material contained within
that component; and the original complement of equipment necessary to com-
plete the mission or task defined.

1.4.10.2 Usage of the ABFC System Outside of Engineering. The

ABFC system has three levels of information called assemblies, facilities, and
components. Components are the highest level of grouping and consist of per-
sonnel, material, facilities, and equipment that have been designed and organ-
ized into a particular configuration to perform a specific mission or task. Most
planners outside of the engineering community view the ABFC system only at
the component or complete operating unit level and source ABFCs to provide
working units to meet a mission tasking.

1.4.10.3 Usage of the ABFC System in CESP. The imbedded assem-

bly and facility level information includes many common engineer projects
such as bunkers and preengineered buildings. These building blocks, which
are detailed down to the National Stock Number, can be used to develop con-
cise, quick, and consistent estimates for materials and labor requirements.
Most Seabee and Marine engineer planners refer to the ABFC system in terms

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of this facility level information. Careful use of the term ABFC is required
when engineer planners discuss plans with people outside of the engineering
community.

1.4.10.4 ABFC Systems Engineering. NAVFACENGCOM coordinates

engineering design efforts at the facility level to assure compatibility and to
maximize commonality between components. NAVFACENGCOM pre-
pares drawings as required for ABFC facilities, utilities, and basic construc-
tion items and publishes them electronically in CD-ROM format. This
information, such as ABFC Standard Designs, Bills of Material, Weight,
Cube, Construction Man-hour Analysis, and Fuel Requirements, is useful to
the engineer planner.

1.4.11 Support of Seabee Units. Direct training, technical, and logistic

(e.g., Class II, VII, and IX) support of Seabee units is provided by NAV-
FACENGCOM through two naval construction battalion centers. One
NCBC is located at Port Hueneme, CA, providing support to Pacific Fleet
Seabee units, while the other NCBC is in Gulfport, MS, to support Seabee
units of the Atlantic Fleet. In addition, the CESO, a component organiza-
tion of NCBC Port Hueneme provides a wide range of logistic management
support.

1.4.11.1 The NCBC. The mission of the two NCBCs, as field activities of
NAVFACENGCOM, is to “. . . support the Naval Construction Force,
fleet units, and assigned organizational units deployed from, or homeported
at the Center; to support mobilization requirements of the naval construction
force; to store, preserve, and ship advance base and mobilization stocks; to
perform engineering and technical services, and such other tasks as may be
assigned by higher authority.” Both NCBCs are organized to provide com-
plete support to homeported and deployed NMCBs, as well as Reserve Seabee
units.

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1.4.11.2 CESO. CESO, as a program execution office for NAVFACENG-
COM HQ, performs decentralized management functions and provides logis-
tic support services directly related to the NCF in the areas of:

1. Responsibility for the design of ABFCs, sealift support facilities and

equipment; the procurement of CESE and nonrolling stock, and all
Reserve NCF pre-positioned war reserve materials.

2. Providing logistics management support for all tasks and functions that
relate to the development, compilation, and in-service management of
all NCF TOAs.

3. Identification, development, and review of Seabee personnel and

training requirements; management of CBR equipment and material;
development and maintenance of NCF information management
systems; development of management and technical publications,
elements of DOD acquisition standards and guide specification
programs.

4. Management of equipment and material to support advanced base

construction and amphibious operations. The support to amphibious
operations includes components of the P-series pontoon system used to
construct barges, causeways, piers, dry docks, and the elevated
causeway system to provide facilities to offload container shipping and
large oil tankers.

5. Management of the Navy’s assets of construction, automotive, and

specialized equipment.

6. Planning, analysis, and monitoring the effectiveness of the overall

logistic support of the NCF program, to include various program and
material management functions and organizations.
For further discussion on the specific CSS requirements of NCF organiza-
tion when employed in support of a MAGTF, refer to Chapter 3.

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1.5 CONCEPTS OF MAGTF ENGINEER OPERATIONS

1.5.1 General. The historical goal of Marine engineer organizations is

to improve, repair, or construct facilities that enhance the infrastructure
within the area of amphibious operations, thus increasing the sustainability,
survivability, and capability of the building force. As a general battlespace
orientation, Figure 1-11 graphically depicts the relative locations of engineer
forces in the battlespace. The interrelationships shown by the arrows are
typical.

1.5.2 Role of the MAGTF Engineer. The role of the MAGTF engineer
is to increase rates of advance, modify terrain, provide critical ground
support, participate in deception activities, increase force survivability
and sustainability, and support the efforts of the MAGTF elements in carrying
out the commander’s plans. In fulfilling these roles, MAGTF engineers carry
out missions related to the four functional areas of engineer effort: Mobility,
Countermobility, Survivability, and General Engineering. Engineer units
organic to each of the MAGTF’s three MSCs are uniquely manned and
equipped to provide engineer support required by these four engineer mission
areas. They are able to reinforce MAGTF units tasked beyond their means,
such as nonengineer units that possess limited engineer equipment and skills
for performing engineer functions. MAGTF OPLANs and OPORDs also
incorporate the assets and capabilities of the Seabees when appropriate.
Totaled, the sources of potential engineer effort provided by both the MAGTF
and the Seabees represent a significant combat multiplier within the MAGTF.

1.5.3 MAGTF Engineer Organizational Structure. The following

discusses the engineer capabilities resident in each of the MAGTF’s four ba-
sic components: Command Element, Ground Combat Element, Aviation Combat
Element, and Combat Service Support Element. Based on the MAGTF task-
organized as a full MEF, Figure 1-12 depicts the Marine engineer organiza-
tions supporting each of these components.

1.5.3.1 Command Element. Normally there is only an engineer cell

consisting of an engineer officer, a NCF LNO, and an engineer Staff Non--
Commissioned Officer (SNCO). The engineer cell is located either in the
operations section or logistics section depending on the type of mission and

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Figure 1-11. Naval Services Engineer Force Relationship

the discretion of the MAGTF commander. The number of people assigned to

the cell may rise in an engineer intensive operation.

1.5.3.2 Ground Combat Element. The GCE can vary in size from a
single battalion to one or more divisions. Organic to each GCE are engineer as-
sets drawn from the CEB of the Marine division.

1.5.3.3 Aviation Combat Element. The ACE varies in size from an

aircraft squadron to one or more aircraft wings. It is organized to provide
Marine aviation functions essential to support the MAGTF. Organic to each
ACE are engineer assets resident in the MWSG and its subordinate MWSSs.

1.5.3.4 Combat Service Support Element. The CSSE provides com-

bat service support beyond the organic capabilities of MAGTF elements. De-
pending on the assigned mission, the CSSE may provide specific portions of
any or all of the six functional areas of CSS: Supply, Maintenance, Transpor-
tation, General Engineering, Health Services, and Other Services. The ESB
of a Force Service Support Group contains assets for the required engineer
support of the CSSE, as well as to reinforce the engineer forces of other
MAGTF elements when engineer requirements exceed their organic capabilities.

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Figure 1-12. Organizational Structure of MAGTF Engineers
1.5.4 The Combat Engineer Battalion

1.5.4.1 Mission. The primary mission of the CEB is to enhance the

mobility, countermobility, and survivability of the Marine division through
close combat engineer support, in addition to providing limited general
support.

1.5.4.2 Organization. The CEB consists of a Headquarters and Service

(H&S) company, engineer support company, and four combat engineer com-
panies. Elements of the H&S company provide the battalion commander
with command and control functions and communications support for sub-
ordinate elements of the battalion. The engineer support company consists
of a headquarters, equipment support platoon, utilities platoon, and a motor
transport platoon. The combat engineer companies provide direct support
to the infantry regiments and each consists of a headquarters and three combat
engineer platoons.

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1.5.4.3 Concept of Employment. In providing close combat engineer
support, the CEB is task organized to provide one combat engineer company
for each infantry regiment and its tasked elements, while still maintaining the
flexibility to augment the combat engineer companies in forward areas. Op-
erations of those companies in the forward areas will generally be decentral-
ized. Engineer support requirements to the rear of the forward areas will be
performed under centralized CEB control.

1.5.4.4 Tasks. Refer to Appendix B for further discussion on the spe-

cific tasks that CEBs are capable of. The primary tasks of the CEB include
the following:

1. Conducting engineer reconnaissance and supporting intelligence

collection within the division zone of action or sector of defense.

2. Augmenting other division elements by conducting reconnaissance

missions that include requirements for engineer intelligence.

3. Planning, organizing, and coordinating the assault breaching of

explosive and nonexplosive obstacles from the surf-zone inland.

4. Employing assault bridge systems. When augmented, employ other

standard bridge systems.

5. Providing expedient repair to and reinforcement of existing bridges.

6. Constructing expedient, short-span bridges from local materials.

7. Providing temporary repair of existing roads and limited new construction

and maintenance of combat roads and trails in support of combat
operations.

8. Planning, organizing, and coordinating the construction of simple and

complex explosive and nonexplosive obstacle systems.

9. Planning and constructing countermobility obstacles requiring engineer

equipment or skills.

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10. Performing demolition missions beyond the ability of other division
units.

1.5.4.5 Combat Service Support Capabilities

1.5.4.5.1 Supply. The CEB is capable of organic supply support.

1.5.4.5.2 Maintenance. The CEB is capable of organizational (first

echelon) maintenance on all assigned equipment, and organizational (second
echelon) maintenance on organic communications equipment and infantry
weapons. It is capable of organizational (second echelon) maintenance on
motor transport and engineer equipment; intermediate (third and fourth
echelon) maintenance is provided by the FSSGs maintenance battalion.

1.5.4.5.3 Transportation. The CEB possesses organic support required

to accomplish stated mission. The mobility/countermobility, assault amphib-
ian platoon provides transportation and enhances survivability during obstacle
breaching operations.

1.5.4.5.4 General Engineering. The CEB possesses limited capability

for both vertical and horizontal construction. Refer to Appendix B.

1.5.4.5.5 Health Services. The CEB is capable of organic routine and

limited emergency medical support.

1.5.4.5.6 Other Services. The CEB is capable of organic administrative,

postal, communications, and chaplain support.

1.5.4.6 Firepower. The CEB’s firepower consists of infantry weapons,

machineguns, and light antiarmor weapons.

1.5.5 The Marine Wing Support Group/Marine Wing Support

Squadron

1.5.5.1 General. The MWSG, through its MWSS components, provides

essential AGS, less organic squadron ground support equipment, to the
MAW. The MWSG is generally composed of five squadrons: a Headquarters
and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) and four MWSSs. Two of the MWSSs

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are structured to support fixed-wing aircraft and two are structured to support
rotary-wing aircraft. General engineering support is performed by MWSS
DETs or combinations of one or more MWSSs provided to an ACE. Normally,
an MWSS DET supports a composite squadron similar to those deployed with
a Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable (MEU[SOC]); one
MWSS supports a Marine aircraft group (MAG); and the MWSG and its
organic MWSSs support a MAW.

1.5.5.2 Mission. The MWSS provides essential AGS requirements to a

designated fixed-wing and/or rotary-wing component of an ACE and support-
ing or attached elements of the MACG.

1.5.5.3 Organization. The MWSS normally functions as an integral unit

within an ACE. Both fixed-wing and rotary wing support squadrons organize
identically, although their authorized Tables of Equipment (T/Es) and person-
nel vary slightly. The MWSS consists of a squadron headquarters, executive
staff (S-1 through S-4), military police/flight line security, and equipment
maintenance department. The S-3 holds staff cognizance over internal airfield
communications, airfield operations division, motor transport operations divi-
sion, and engineer operations division.

1.5.5.4 Concept of Employment. The MWSS is the basic organization

for general engineering support to the ACE. The MWSS provides all AGS to
designated components and simplifies chain of command relationships by
providing a single source for all matters pertaining to AGS.

1.5.5.5 Tasks. Refer to Appendix B for further discussion on the specific

tasks that MWSS units are capable of. The engineer operations division of the
MWSS can be tasked to provide the following:

1. Engineer reconnaissance/survey.

2. Repairing, improving, and maintaining existing road nets within the

ACE’s tactical AOR.

3. Constructing and maintaining expedient roads.

4. Constructing, maintaining, and improving V/STOL sites.

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5. Constructing and maintaining mission-essential base camp require-
ments (e.g., temporary bunkers, temporary aircraft revetments, troop
strongback tents).

6. Technical and equipment assistance for erection of prefabricated shelters

and to support camouflage requirements.

7. Essential utilities support (e.g., mobile electric power, water, potable

water production, bath and laundry facilities, refrigeration services).

8. Assessing bomb damage and conducting minimal RRR operations.

9. Supporting base camp material handling equipment (MHE)

operations.

1.5.5.6 Combat Service Support Capabilities

1.5.5.6.1 Supply. The MWSS is capable of performing supply and fiscal

functions required for squadron operations, with the exception of Navy-
funded equipment that requires support from a designated aviation element.

1.5.5.6.2 Maintenance. The MWSS is capable of organizational (first

echelon) maintenance on all assigned equipment, and organizational (first
echelon) maintenance on squadron and supported unit’s motor transport,
engineer, and utilities equipment; intermediate (second echelon) mainte-
nance is provided by the FSSG’s maintenance battalion.

1.5.5.6.3 Transportation. The MWSS possesses sufficient organic sup-

port required to accomplish assigned missions and tasks.

1.5.5.6.4 General Engineering. The MWSS possesses sufficient gen-

eral engineering and utilities personnel and equipment to fulfill requirements
of the squadron mission. Refer to Appendix B.

1.5.5.6.5 Health Services. The MWSS is capable of organic routine

and limited emergency medical support. Dental support is provided by the
FSSG’s dental battalion.

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1.5.5.6.6 Other Services. The MWSS is capable of organic administra-
tive, postal, communications, and chaplain support.

1.5.5.7 Firepower. The MWSS’s firepower consists of infantry weapons

and machineguns for self-defense purposes only.

1.5.6 The Engineer Support Battalion

1.5.6.1 Mission. The mission of the ESB is to increase the combat effec-
tiveness of the MAGTF by accomplishing general engineering missions of a
deliberate nature.

1.5.6.2 Organization. The ESB consists of an H&S company, a bridge

company, an engineer support company, a bulk fuel company, and three
engineer companies. Although all ESBs have a bridging mission, there is only
one bridge company in the USMC’s active component and this is assigned to
8th ESB under the command of Marine Forces, Atlantic (MARFORLANT).
There are an additional two bridge companies in the Reserve component.

1.5.6.3 Concept of Employment. The ESB provides general support to

the MAGTF by providing composite engineer units/detachments to the
MAGTF’s CSSE, the size and composition of which depends on the type of
support required. Once the FSSG has been composited within the AOA, the
ESB regains OPCON of most of its committed assets, with water production
and fuel being the exceptions. Operating under centralized control, the ESB
gives depth to the overall engineering effort. It provides assistance to the GCE
and ACE by assuming responsibility for engineer support in the rear areas or
when required engineer efforts exceed their organic capabilities. The ESB also
furnishes assistance to or receives assistance from Seabee or other units
supporting the MAGTF.

1.5.6.4 Tasks. Refer to Appendix B for further discussion on the specific

tasks that ESBs are capable of. Tasks unique to the ESB include the following:

1. Supervising and installing fixed panel and floating bridge equipage.

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2. Conducting EOD operations.

3. Handling, storing, and dispensing of Class III bulk fuel resources.

1.5.6.5 Combat Service Support Capabilities

1.5.6.5.1 Supply. The ESB is capable of organic supply support.

1.5.6.5.2 Maintenance. The ESB is capable of organizational (first

echelon) maintenance on all organic equipment; intermediate (second eche-
lon) maintenance is provided by the FSSG’s maintenance battalion.

1.5.6.5.3 Transportation. The ESB possesses organic support required

for command and administrative purposes.

1.5.6.5.4 General Engineering. The ESB possesses significant capa-

bility in providing general engineering support. Refer to Appendix B.

1.5.6.5.5 Health Services. The ESB is capable of providing routine and

limited emergency medical support.

1.5.6.5.6 Other Services. The ESB is capable of organic administrative,

postal, communications, and chaplain support.

1.5.6.6 Firepower. The ESB’s firepower consists of infantry weapons,

machineguns, and light antiarmor weapons.

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CHAPTER 2

Fundamentals of Seabee
Operations
“We of the Marine Corps know firsthand, perhaps better than
anyone else, the almost unbelievable contribution that the
Seabees have made to victory. It was a comforting thought to
know as we pushed the enemy back that you were right behind
us with your bulldozers and tractors, your graders and your
power shovels – guaranteeing us the roads to bring up our
supplies and ammunition and to return our wounded, and
airports for our planes to use in supporting our troops and in
pushing the attack. The bond of fellowship between Marines
and Seabees, forged by the heat of battle, is one which I am
sure will last as long as there are veterans left to recount
firsthand experiences of the many hard-won battles of the
war. On behalf of all Marines in the Pacific, I want to say
thank you and well done!”
— LTGen Roy S. Geiger, USMC

2.1 GENERAL

This chapter specifically addresses the missions, organization, doctrinal

tasks, concepts of employment, and logistic capabilities of those Seabee
organizations normally assigned to support MAGTF operations in accord-
ance with the USMC/USN Terms of Reference. The organizations described
in this chapter collectively represent the standard naval civil engineering sup-
port provided to augment the general engineering capabilities of the MAGT-
F’s engineer units. Provided as a planning baseline, they in no way preclude
the assignment of other component organizations of the NCF to support a

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MAGTF. Refer to NAVFAC P-315, Naval Construction Force Manual, for
additional information on Seabee organizations.

2.1.1 Principles of Seabee Operations. . NDP 4, Naval Logistics, de-

fines the principles of logistics as responsiveness, simplicity, flexibility,
economy, attainability, sustainability, and survivability. Similar principles
apply to Seabee operations. Seabees have the resources and flexibility to
quickly respond to requests for engineering support to meet the needs of the
MAGTF. Sustainability of military operations and survivability of the logis-
tics pipeline are directly linked to the Seabee’s ability to construct, operate,
maintain, and repair critical facilities and infrastructure. Seabees must effec-
tively and economically apply both resources and capabilities to mission
requirements.

2.1.1.1 Responsiveness. Providing the right support at the right time,

at the right place. The ability to react quickly and effectively to operational
commanders’ direction and MAGTF requests is the cornerstone of Seabee op-
erations. Requests for Seabee support span a myriad of tasks. Ensuring that
adequate Seabee support is provided as requested requires the organizational
agility to promptly assess both requirements and methods and apply the most
appropriate resources to the task. Proper planning, pre-positioning, and train-
ing are essential to successful mission response. Well-established institutional
processes are inherently necessary to mitigate the chaos in crisis/contingency
response.

2.1.1.2 Flexibility. Adapting Seabee support to unique mission require-

ments and simplicity. This is accomplished in the mobility, personnel training
and organizational makeup of the Seabees, and their ability to apply a variety
of assets to a given task. Mission-oriented engineering support and standard-
ized procedures reduce confusion. The operational commander must simplify
the engineering task by communicating clear priorities, and forecasting needs
based on current and accurate requirements analysis.

2.1.1.3 Survivability and Sustainability. Ensuring that required infra-

structure and fixed facility assets prevail in spite of degradation and dam-
age for the duration of the conflict. Seabees are capable of reconstructing or
relocating key logistics nodes and command and operational centers. Estab-
lishment and maintenance/repair of transportation, communication and utility

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systems also requires Seabees. Constructing hardened bunkers, providing
battle damage repair at forward airfields, and operating and maintaining
utility distribution systems at command posts or logistics nodes are all tasks
that Seabees are prepared to accomplish.

2.1.1.4 Attainability and Economy. Effectively providing the minimum

essential facility and engineering support for combat operations. Risk is
defined as the difference between the commander’s desired level of support
and the absolute minimum needed to satisfy mission requirements. The
commander must determine the minimum essential requirements and ensure
that adequate Seabee support is programmed to assure mission success.
Effective employment requires both realistic assessments of engineering
requirements and prudent use of available Seabee assets.

2.1.2 Missions. Seabee units reinforce and augment the CSS general
engineering capabilities of the MAGTF and broaden the naval civil engineer-
ing spectrum of construction to enhance and sustain MAGTF operations
ashore. In addition to general engineering efforts, Seabee missions also
contribute military and amphibious assault construction support to MAGTF
operations and enhance the MAGTF’s capability to provide disaster relief
and forces for civic action employment.

2.1.3 Organization. Seabee units are tasked, organized, and employed to

support MAGTF operations, as discussed in paragraphs 2.3 through 2.6.

2.1.4 Tasks. The general task categories that Seabee units are capable of
when they are employed to support MAGTF operations include Deliberate
Construction, Assault Construction Support, Disaster Control and Recovery,
and Civic Action. Refer to Chapter 1 and Appendix B for further discussion
on the range of Seabee construction tasks.

2.2. THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION REGIMENT

2.2.1 General. While the term naval construction regiment, as used in

this publication, collectively refers to those Seabee units notionally config-
ured in a task organization for support to (and placement under the OPCON
of) a full Marine expeditionary force, paragraphs 2.2.2 through 2.2.7 provide
background on the NCR command element of the NCR task organization.

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2.2.2 Mission. The NCR CE provides administrative and operational con-
trol over two or more NCF units operating in a specific geographic area or op-
erating in support of a specific military operation and is the command and
control element for all subordinate Seabee units assigned to support a MEF-
sized MAGTF. The basic mission of the CE is to develop construction plans,
assign construction projects to NMCBs, and direct redistribution of units’
equipment and materials. The CE has a planning, estimating, and engineering
capability over and above that contained in the NMCBs.

2.2.3 Organization. Normally commanded by a Navy CEC Captain, a

deployable, operational NCR CE consists of a staff organized into the follow-
ing departments: Executive, Administrative, Intelligence, Operations, Supply,
and Readiness. The NCR CE typically has OPCON over two to four assigned
NMCBs and an NCFSU. However, if the mission and engineering require-
ments warrant such, one or more Air DETs from a UCT may also be assigned
to augment the NCR task organization.

2.2.4 Concept of Employment. The NCR CE is task-organized and

equipped for employment as an assigned force in support of MEF-sized
operations when two or more NMCBs operating in a specific area are assigned
to support the MEF. The NCR CE is structured to provide air or surface-
deployable elements in support of a specific military operation. Generally, the
NCR CE:

1. Maintains an organic TOA (TA11) capable of sustaining operations

planned or envisioned under contingency or general war conditions for
60 days without resupply, except that Class I material is limited to 5 days,
Class III is limited to 3 days, and Class V is limited to 15 days. Organic
Class IV is limited to only those materials required to construct the
command element’s base camp. Resupply past the timeframes noted is
the responsibility of the supported MAGTF.

2. Is capable of performing its mission using basic individual protective

measures in a CBR-contaminated environment for 30 days.

2.2.5 Tasks. The NCR CE is a command and control organization that

plans, monitors, directs, coordinates, and controls construction operations for
all subordinate NMCBs, NCFSUs, and other attached units. It also collects

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construction/facility engineering data/information from the supported com-
mander for dissemination to subordinate units. Refer to Appendix B for
specific construction engineering tasks within the range of the NCR CE’s ca-
pabilities.

2.2.6 Combat Service Support Capabilities

2.2.6.1 Supply. The NCR CE possesses organic supply support capability

only. Procurement of Class IV materials for tasked projects undertaken by
subordinate Seabee units is coordinated by the MEF G-4.

2.2.6.2 Maintenance. The NCR CE is capable of performing organ-

izational (first echelon) level maintenance on engineer organizational equipment,
communications equipment and assigned weapons, less optical equipment.

2.2.6.3 Transportation. The NCR CE possesses sufficient motor trans-

port equipment to accomplish assigned missions and tasks.

2.2.6.4 General Engineering. The NCR CE is capable of providing

construction engineering only. Refer to Appendix B for specific capabilities.

2.2.6.5 Health Services. As the NCR CE has no organic medical or

dental capabilities, it is dependent on co-located MEF and/or NMCB medical
and dental assets.

2.2.6.6 Other Services. The NCR CE is capable of self-administration,

security, legal, civil affairs, graves registration, and information systems
support.

2.2.7 C3 and Defensive Capabilities. The NCR command element

maintains:

1. A combat operations center capable of collecting, processing,

displaying, evaluating, and disseminating operational and tactical
information.

2. An organic communications capability. Refer to paragraph 1.4.7.

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3. A local security defensive combat capability. Refer to paragraph 1.4.8.

2.3 THE NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION

2.3.1 Mission. The mission of the NMCB is to provide responsive military

construction support to Navy, Marine Corps, and other forces in military
operations; to construct and maintain base facilities; to repair battle-damaged
facilities, and to conduct limited defensive operations as required by the
circumstances of the deployment situation. It can also accomplish disaster
control and recovery efforts when required. Specifically, mission areas of the
NMCB include the following:

1. Performing horizontal and vertical construction simultaneously while

defending their project sites from hostile forces.

2. Deploying an Air DET with airliftable supplies and equipment within 48

hours of notification. (Refer to paragraph 2.3.8 below for additional
information on the NMCB Air DET.) The remainder of a deployed
NMCB can embark within 6 days.

3. Conducting active defensive operations against overt or clandestine

enemy attacks directed toward unit personnel, convoys, camps, and
facilities under construction.

4. Performing intermediate maintenance on organic and assigned augment

equipment simultaneously with construction effort.

2.3.2 Organization. Commanded by a Navy CEC commander, the NMCB

normally functions as an integral unit. As illustrated in Figure 2-1, the NMCB
generally consists of a headquarters company, one equipment/horizontal com-
pany, one camp maintenance/utilities company, two to three vertical construc-
tion companies, and a Reserve augment.

2.3.3 Concept of Employment. The NMCB can function as an integral

unit of the NCR, or operate independently. The NMCB can provide special-
ized, task-organized detachments up to one-half its organizational size to ad-
dress specific support requirements. Nearly 85 percent of each NMCB can
deploy as an air echelon via strategic airlift (approximately 60 C-141, 44 C-17,

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Figure 2-1. Organization of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

or 30 C-5 lift equivalents), with the remaining 15 percent, known as the sea
echelon, following via sealift. Additionally:

1. The NMCB maintains an organic TOA (TA01) capable of sustaining

construction operations planned or envisioned under contingency or
general war conditions for 60 days without resupply, except that Class
I material is limited to 5 days, Class III is limited to 3 days, and Class
V is limited to 15 days. Class IV is limited to only those materials
required to construct the NMCB’s base camp. Resupply past the
timeframes noted is the responsibility of the supported MAGTF’s G-4,
to be coordinated through the cognizant NCR’s command element if
the NMCB is task-organized in an NCR.

2. The NMCB is capable of conducting construction operations in a

MOOTW environment, and in unsecured and isolated locations
without protection of the supported MAGTF.

3. The NMCB is capable of sustaining two 10-hour work shifts per day
for 60 days and a work force of 100 personnel in a CBR-contaminated
environment for 30 days. The entire NMCB is capable of performing
basic individual protective measures in a CBR environment for 30
days.

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2.3.4 Tasks. Refer to Appendix B for specific tasks within the range of the
NMCB’s capabilities. Typical NMCB tasks generally include, but are not
limited to, the following:

1. Perform tactical construction, to include preengineered buildings,

bunkers, and towers; horizontal construction including unpaved roads
and EAFs for fixed and rotary-wing aircraft consisting of mat runways
and taxiways, helicopter landing areas, parking aprons, revetments, and
FARPs; contingency staging facilities such as ISBs and ASPs; power
generation and water purification systems; beach improvements, beach
exits, helopads, and minor roads and camps; installation of standard
(e.g., Bailey and MGB) bridging and nonstandard bridging; and
maintenance, repair, and construction of MSRs.

2. Perform base construction, to include preengineered buildings, concrete

and masonry buildings, and steel and concrete nonstandard bridging;
horizontal construction including asphalt roads, asphalt and concrete
runways, and paved storage/staging/parking areas; and base powerplant,
sewage and water systems, water purification and desalination systems,
and wire communication systems.

3. Perform construction engineering, to include surveying and drafting;

materials testing; Planning and Estimating work; and design for local
expedient projects.

4. Perform specialized construction, to include well drilling operations;

other operations of limited scope (e.g., batch plant, quarry, rock crusher,
railroad construction, saw mill, and limited pile driving operations;
rock drilling and blasting; and pier and wharf construction).

5. Conduct war damage repair and RRR operations to include repairs to

base camp utility systems; POL and bulk liquid distribution/storage
systems; and communications facilities.

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2.3.5 Combat Service Support Capabilities

2.3.5.1 Supply. The NMCB possesses an organic supply support capa-

bility only. Procurement of Class IV materials for tasked projects is coordinated
with the supported MAGTF G-4.

2.3.5.2 Maintenance. The NMCB is capable of performing organiza-

tional and intermediate (first and second echelon) level maintenance on
engineer organizational equipment and NCFSU augment equipment, as well
as organizational (first echelon) maintenance of communications equipment
and assigned weapons, less optical equipment.

2.3.5.3 Transportation. The NMCB possesses sufficient motor trans-

port equipment to accomplish assigned missions and tasks, but does not have
a motor transport mission. It requires equipment augmentation to move its
TOA after arrival in theater.

2.3.5.4 General Engineering. The NMCB is capable of construction

engineering; vertical and horizontal construction of large scale projects;
WDR and/or RRR operations; and base and utilities maintenance operations.
Possesses limited specialized construction capabilities. Refer to Appendix B
for specific construction capabilities. Refer to Appendix C for selected items
of CESE.

2.3.5.5 Health Services. The NMCB is capable of providing Echelon I

(battalion aid station (BAS)) medical care and limited organic dental support.

2.3.5.6 Other Services. The NMCB is capable of self-administration,

organic ships services, disbursing, postal, legal, chaplain, and graves regis-
tration services support. The NMCB is capable of providing food services
support to itself and co-located NCF units.

2.3.6 C3 and Defensive Capabilities. The NMCB maintains:

1. A COC capable of collecting, processing, displaying, evaluating, and

disseminating tactical information.

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2. An organic communications capability that provides visual and internal,
tactical and secure, voice and data communications systems. NMCBs
can also implement OPSEC measures. Refer to paragraph 1.4.7.

3. A local security defensive combat capability. Refer to paragraph 1.4.8.

2.3.7 The NMCB Air Detachment

2.3.7.1 Mission. The mission of the Air DET, as an advance element of an

NMCB, is to repair war damage and construct urgent projects as required by
major operational plans or as tasked by a MAGTF commander. Although its
taskings are mission-dependent, the Air DET generally spans the scope of
possible NMCB construction taskings. Refer to Appendix B for specific
construction capabilities.

2.3.7.2 Organization. Typically commanded by a Navy CEC Lieutenant,

an NMCB Air DET is a task-organized, advance element of the NMCB
typically organized as illustrated in Figure 2-2. The personnel and equipment
of an Air DET can be tailored to specific projects. It typically is composed of 89
personnel and 39 items of CESE and equates to 250 to 300 STs (approximately
14 C-141, 8 C-17, or 5 C-5 lift equivalents) of strategic airlift. The Air DET may

Figure 2-2. Organization of the NMCB Air Detachment

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also have its personnel and equipment TOA tailored to a mission-specific
role and configured for deployment on tactical (e.g., C-130 or C-17) airlift.

2.3.7.3 Concept of Employment. The NMCB Air DET can deploy by

strategic lift with the assets listed in Appendix C within 48 hours and may
either be employed independently or with other Seabee elements. The Air
DET is an augmentation unit capable of supporting the short-term engineer-
ing requirements of forward-deployed MEUs on little advance notice. It
should be considered as the lead echelon of an NMCB.

1. The NMCB Air DET maintains an organic TOA (TA41) capable of

sustaining construction operations planned or envisioned under
contingency or general war conditions for 30 days without resupply,
except that Classes I, III, and V are limited to 5 days. It is also capable
of performing basic individual protective measures in a CBR
environment for 30 days. Class IV is limited to only those materials
required to construct the Air DET’s base camp. Resupply past the
timeframes noted is the responsibility of the supported MAGTF’s G-4.

2.3.7.4 Combat Service Support Capabilities. Mission dependent.

The Air DET spans the scope of NMCB administrative and CSS capabilities.
Refer to Appendix B for general engineering capabilities. Refer to Appendix
C for selected items of CESE.

2.3.7.5 C4 Capabilities. The NMCB Air DET maintains a COC capable

of collecting, processing, displaying, evaluating, and disseminating tactical
information. When deployed away from the parent NMCB, the Air DET
comes under the OPCON of the supported MAGTF.

2.4 THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE SUPPORT UNIT

2.4.1 Mission. The mission of an NCFSU is to provide augmenting,

logistic-oriented, construction support within the AOR to the elements of an
NCR. It can support up to four NMCBs.

2.4.2 Organization. Commanded by a Navy CEC commander, the

NCFSU is organized into four sections as illustrated in Figure 2-3: Administra-
tive Services, Equipment Management, Engineering Support, and Logistics.

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Normally functioning as an integral unit of the NCR, the NCFSU consists of
fourteen echelons that can be individually mobilized to assist an NCR or an
individual NMCB in the execution of assigned tasks. Augment equipment
may be assigned to NMCBs without mobilization of NCFSU personnel.
NMCBs will normally support operation of equipment contained in Echelons 8
through 14. These echelons are described further in Appendix D.

2.4.3 Concept of Employment. The NCFSU, co-located with the NCR

command element or NCF unit, provides support to all or portions of the NCR.
It provides unique engineer, motor transport, supply, and technical services to
supported Seabee units. Additionally, the NCFSU:

1. Maintains an organic TOA (TA13) capable of sustaining construction

logistic support operations planned or envisioned under contingency or
general war conditions for 60 days without resupply, except that Class I
material is limited to 5 days, Class III is limited to 3 days, and Class V
is limited to 15 days. Class IV is limited to only those materials required
to construct the NCFSU’s base camp. Resupply past the time frames
noted is the responsibility of the supported MAGTF’s G-4, to be
coordinated through the cognizant NCR’s command element if the
NCFSU is task-organized in an NCR.

2. Is capable of sustaining two work shifts per day for 60 days. Capable of
performing basic individual protective measures in a CBR-contaminated
environment for 30 days.

Figure 2-3. Organization of the Naval Construction Force Support Unit

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2.4.4 Tasks. Refer to Appendix B for specific tasks within the range of
the NCFSU’s capabilities. Typical NCFSU tasks generally include, but are
not limited to, the following:

1. Maintenance, custody, and inventory control for special Seabee

support equipment and the issue of this specialized support equipment
to NMCBs.

2. Operation of local and long-haul transportation equipment in support

of Seabee units. The performance of organizational and intermediate
level maintenance and repair for NCR, organic and NCFSU support
equipment not issued to an NMCB. Repairs equipment assemblies and
subassemblies such as transmissions, engines, generators, and motors for
NCFSU support equipment. (NMCBs will perform organizational
and intermediate level maintenance as well as repair of NCFSU
support equipment issued to the NMCBs.)

3. Provision of augment equipment as well as augment supervisory and

technical personnel to support NMCB quarry and rock crusher
operations, asphalt production and lay-down, soil analysis and
stabilization, electrical transmission line installation, nonstandard
bridge construction, and concrete production and emplacement.

4. Provision of construction materials inventory management for

supported Seabee units, including those for ABFCs, consisting of
requisitioning, expediting, receiving, controlling, issuing, delivering,
and other supply functions.

5. Provision of advanced facility planning, designing, estimating, and

engineering services, as required, for NMCBs to execute construction
projects. These services include facility planning, engineering, and
design services; planning and estimating of time, manpower, materials,
equipment, and cost requirements; construction surveying services for
projects assigned to Seabee units; evaluation of load bearing capacity
of soils; assessment and suitability of both local and imported project
construction materials; quality control of earth-fill construction,
concrete, and asphalt.

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6. Provision of limited convoy defense for long-haul operations and
augmenting security operations of the host NMCB organization.

7. Provision and operation of limited ADP services in support of the NCR.

2.4.5 Combat Service Support Capabilities

2.4.5.1 Supply. The NCFSU provides repair parts for NCFSU organic
equipment; provides Seabee consumables and supplies; requisitions NMCB
project materials; operates materials expediting and liaison office, and yard;
and provides limited ADP support. Procurement of any required Class IV
materials is coordinated with the MAGTF G-4.

2.4.5.2 Maintenance. Capable of performing organizational and inter-

mediate (first and second echelon) level maintenance on organizational equip-
ment, as well as organizational (first echelon) maintenance of assigned
communication equipment and weapons, less optical equipment.

2.4.5.3 Transportation. The NCFSU possesses sufficient motor transport

equipment to accomplish assigned missions and tasks. Routinely provides
augmentation support to NMCBs.

2.4.5.4 General Engineering. The NCFSU provides full operational

construction logistic support and construction engineering services in the
deployment area. Refer to Appendix B for specific construction capabilities.
Refer to Appendix C for selected items of CESE.

2.4.5.5 Health Services. No organic medical or dental capabilities.

Health services are dependent on co-located MAGTF or NMCB medical and
dental services.

2.4.5.6 Other Services. The NCFSU is capable of self-administration,

organic disbursing, and information services only. Food services support
provided by co-located NMCBs.

2.4.6 C3 and Defensive Capabilities. The NCFSU maintains:

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1. A COC capable of collecting, processing, displaying, evaluating, and
disseminating tactical information.

2. An organic communications capability that provides visual and

internal, tactical and secure, voice and data communications systems.
Refer to paragraph 1.4.7.

3. A local security defensive combat capability. Refer to paragraph

1.4.8.

2.5 THE UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION TEAM

2.5.1 Mission. The primary mission of a UCT is to provide responsive

underwater engineer/construction capabilities to Navy, Marine Corps, and
other forces in military operations; to construct, inspect, and maintain ocean
and waterfront facilities; to repair battle-damaged ocean and waterfront
facilities and to conduct defensive operations as required by the deployment
environment. UCTs have secondary missions to conduct disaster recovery,
humanitarian assistance, and civic action operations.

2.5.2 Organization. Normally commanded by a Navy CEC Lieutenant

Commander, each UCT is organized and equipped to be self-sufficient in
underwater construction capability for the various tasks anticipated. This
outfitting includes underwater weight-handling equipment, underwater and
terrestrial construction tools, diving equipment, safety equipment, and a
standard allowance of infantry gear. UCTs, like all Seabee units, are capable
of self-defense. As illustrated in Figure 2-4, the UCT is structured as an
operational unit with three active duty Air DETs, an operations department,
and various support departments. It typically is composed of 69 personnel
and 32 items of CESE and equates to approximately 300 STs (approxi-
mately 14 C-130, 5 C-141, or 2 C-5 lift equivalents) of strategic airlift.
The Air DETs may also have their personnel and equipment TOAs tailored
to a mission-specific role and configured for deployment on tactical (e.g.,
C-130 or C-17) airlift.

2.5.3 Concept of Employment. Generally, a UCT deploys as individ-

ual construction Air DETs of 15 personnel each in support of the fleet CINCs,
a unified CINC, other NCF units (e.g., a PHIBCB), and/or a MAGTF in

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Figure 2-4. Organization of the Underwater Construction Team

conjunction with the amphibious assault phase. Unlike an NMCB, a UCT’s

Air DETs normally deploy to five or six sites during a single 6-month peacetime
deployment cycle, completing each assigned project before proceeding to the
next. There is no typical deployment scenario; assignments range from support
of underwater surveillance systems to waterfront facilities inspections. Al-
though not addressed under the USMC/USN Terms of Reference, MAGTF
commanders may require UCT capabilities to conduct certain operations,
specifically those involving employment of the MPF and/or execution of the
OPDS mission for the NBG together with the PHIBCB during amphibious
operations. Requests for UCT support shall be forwarded through the appropriate

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fleet CINC to the cognizant NCB as discussed later in Chapter 3. Addition-
ally, the UCT:

1. Is capable of conducting underwater construction operations

independently in climatic extremes ranging from arctic to tropical to
desert environments.

2. Maintains an organic TOA (TA04) capable of sustaining ocean facility

construction operations planned or envisioned under contingency or
general war conditions for 60 days without resupply, except that Class
I material is limited to 5 days, and Classes III and V are limited to 15
days. Resupply past the timeframes noted is the responsibility of the
supported unit.

3. Is capable of performing limited, basic individual protective measures

in a CBR-contaminated environment for 30 days.

2.5.4 Tasks. Generally, all ocean and underwater engineering, construc-

tion, inspection, and repair tasks fall under the purview of the UCT. Refer to
Appendix B for specific tasks within the range of the UCT’s capabilities.
Typical UCT tasks generally include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Assisting the PHIBCB in the installation of the OPDS supporting

amphibious operations.

2. Performing hydrographic surveys to allow optimum siting of

nearshore expeditionary facilities.

3. Performing inspection assessment, battle damage repair, maintenance

and installation/construction of underwater and waterfront facilities
including ocean moorings, piers, wharves, and oceanographic sensor
systems.

4. Performing sustained underwater construction operations down to a

maximum depth of 190 feet in any climate.

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2.5.5 Combat Service Support Capabilities

2.5.5.1 Supply. The UCT possesses organic supply support capability

only. Procurement of Class IV materials for tasked projects is coordinated by
the supported unit.

2.5.5.2 Maintenance. The UCT is capable of performing organizational

and intermediate (first and second echelon) level maintenance on organic
engineer equipment, as well as organizational (first echelon) maintenance of
communications equipment and assigned weapons, less optical equipment.

2.5.5.3 Transportation. The UCT possesses sufficient motor transport

equipment to accomplish assigned missions and tasks, but does not have a
motor transport mission.

2.5.5.4 General Engineering. The UCT is capable of both specialized

engineering and construction of a wide range of underwater projects, as well
as vertical construction of organic expeditionary facilities. Refer to Appendix
B for specific construction capabilities.

2.5.5.5 Health Services. The UCT possesses organic medical capability

limited to treatment by an independent duty corpsman, including preventive
medicine, first aid and diagnosis, and treatment of barotrauma (including
hyperbaric treatment) and other diving-related injuries.

2.5.5.6 Other Services. The UCT is not capable of providing organic

disbursing, postal, and security. It is capable of self-administration for 30 days
before requiring support from the supported unit. The UCT is not capable of
providing organic food services support.

2.5.6 C3 and Defensive Capabilities. The UCT maintains:

1. A COC capable of collecting, processing, displaying, evaluating, and

disseminating tactical information.

2. An organic communications capability that provides visual and internal,

tactical and secure, voice and data, as well as underwater, communications

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systems. UCTs can also implement OPSEC measures. Refer to
paragraph 1.4.7.

3. A local security defensive combat capability. Refer to paragraph 1.4.8.

2.6 OTHER SEABEE ORGANIZATIONS

In addition to those units assigned to MAGTFs and described previously

in this chapter, the NCF employs other types of unique and specialized main-
tenance and construction units in support of either the naval beach group
or the Navy component commander of a unified CINC. These include Seabee
organizations not intended to directly support MAGTF operations while
under the OPCON of a MAGTF commander, and, as such, are not addressed
under the USMC/NCF Terms of Reference. OPNAVINST 3510.115 Series,
Projected Operational Environment (POE) and Required Operational Capa-
bilities (ROC) Statements for the Naval Construction Force (NCF), OPNAV-
INST 5450.46, Doctrine and Policy Governing Naval Construction Forces,
and NAVFAC P-315, Naval Construction Force Manual, should be consulted
to clarify the level of construction support the MAGTF or Navy component
commander may expect from the amphibious construction battalions, con-
struction battalion maintenance units, and construction battalion units.

2.6.1 The Amphibious Construction Battalion

2.6.1.2 Mission. The mission of the PHIBCB (also known as an ACB) is

to provide designated elements to the CATF and amphibious assault support
to the NBG during the initial assault and early phases of an amphibious
landing. PHIBCBs also assist the LFSP naval support element (NSE) in such
MPF operations that do not interfere with the primary CSS mission during
amphibious assault. The PHIBCB is not capable of prolonged field employ-
ment without the appropriate augmentation by mobilized SELRES personnel.

2.6.1.3 Organization. The PHIBCB or ACB is commanded by a Navy

CEC commander. The PHIBCB is organized administratively into a head-
quarters company, an equipment company, a limited construction company,
and a pontoon/craft company as illustrated in Figure 2-5. PHIBCBs are
established units of the NBGs.

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Figure 2-5. Organization of the Amphibious Construction Battalion

2.6.1.4 Concept of Employment. There are two PHIBCBs, one each

under the OPCON of the fleet CINCs via the amphibious groups’ naval beach
groups and Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic (COMNAVSURF-
LANT) or Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific (COMNAVSURF-
PAC). They are readily organized to perform specific tasks and, when em-
ployed in support of amphibious operations, they become essential elements
of the NBG, the naval component of the LFSP. A PHIBCB supports the
MAGTF landing over two designated beaches during the amphibious assault.
PHIBCBs maintain organizational command integrity under all assignments.
Additional information on the employment of PHIBCBs is contained in NWP
3-02.1/FMFM 1-8, Ship-to-Shore Movement.

2.6.1.5 Tasks. Refer to Appendix B for specific tasks within the range of
the PHIBCB’s capabilities. Essentially providing logistics-over-the-shore
support of an amphibious operation during the assault echelon and/or assault
follow-on echelon phases or offload support of an MPSRON. The most com-
mon tasks of the PHIBCB are to:

1. Provide, assemble, and operate pontoon causeway barge ferries.

2. Provide side-loadable warping tugs and causeway sections powered for

causeway ferry operations and installation of piers, elevated causeway
system (ELCAS), ship-to-shore bulk fuel and water systems, and the
OPDS.

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3. Provide, assemble, maintain, and operate the ELCAS.

4. As part of logistics-over-the-shore or JLOTS operations, assemble

and operate barge ferries; and assemble, install, and operate a RRDF,
an administrative or RO/RO pier, and the ELCAS.

5. Install and operate both the AABFS and AABWS. Install, with the
assistance of UCT personnel, the OPDS for the NBG.

6. Provide part of the NSE of the LFSP to facilitate the landing and
movement over the beaches of troops, equipment, and supplies, and to
assist the evacuation of casualties and EPW.

7. Establish and operate a support camp, and provide limited construction

support for the NBG and other subordinate elements on the beach.

2.6.1.6 Combat Service Support Capabilities

2.6.1.6.1 Supply. The PHIBCB possesses organic supply support capa-

bility to include clerical and inventory services, and material support.

2.6.1.6.2 Maintenance. The PHIBCB is capable of performing organiza-

tional and intermediate (first and second echelon) level maintenance on
organizational equipment, as well as organizational (first echelon) mainte-
nance of communications equipment and assigned weapons.

2.6.1.6.3 Transportation. The PHIBCB possesses sufficient motor

transport equipment to accomplish assigned missions and tasks, but does not
have a motor transport mission.

2.6.1.6.4 General Engineering. The PHIBCB is capable of only limited

tactical and specialized construction required to support logistics-over-the-
shore missions. Refer to Appendix B for specific construction capabilities.

2.6.1.6.5 Health Services. The PHIBCB is capable of providing routine

and limited organic emergency medical support.

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2.6.1.6.6 Other Services. The PHIBCB is capable of performing self-
administration, messing and custodial services, and providing ship’s services
to other units.

2.6.1.7 C4 and Defensive Capabilities. The PHIBCB maintains:

1. A COC capable of collecting, processing, displaying, evaluating, and

disseminating tactical information to its subordinate elements.

2. An organic communications capability that provides visual and internal,

tactical and secure, voice and data communications systems. PHIBCBs
can also implement OPSEC measures. Refer to paragraph 1.4.7.

3. A local security defensive combat capability. Refer to paragraph 1.4.8.

2.6.2 The Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit

2.6.2.1 Mission. The mission of the CBMU is to maintain, operate, and

repair public works, utilities, and other facilities at an established advance base
after departure of the unit(s) that started the construction.

2.6.2.2 Organization. Commanded by a Navy CEC Lieutenant Com-

mander, the CBMU is organized, manned, trained, and equipped to perform
continuing maintenance tasks at combat support facilities, to provide self-
defense, and to be self-sustaining so as to constitute no burden on the supported
base commander. As illustrated in Figure 2-6, the CBMU consists of a
headquarters company, equipment company, utilities company, and a con-
struction company.

2.6.2.3 Concept of Employment. Once the NMCB completes a con-

struction project or repair mission and redeploys to other sites, the CBMU then
deploys to the site to operate and maintain the recently constructed/repaired
facilities and utilities. In situations when a CBMU deploys to an advanced
base before base construction or repair is completed, the unit may be attached
to the construction unit (usually an NMCB) to assist in completing the facilities
that the CBMU will subsequently operate and maintain. When employed,
CBMUs carry out their assigned functions under the command of the advanced
base commander or Navy component commander.

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Figure 2-6. Organization of the Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit

2.6.2.4 Tasks. Refer to Appendix B for specific tasks within the range of
the CBMU’s capabilities. Typical CBMU tasks generally include, but are not
limited to, the following:

1. Designated public works responsibilities at a Navy base, Marine Corps

base, or other installation.

2. Maintenance, repair, and minor construction for structures and

grounds, including waterfront facilities, runways, taxiways, parking
aprons, and helicopter pads (including matting surfaces).

3. Operation and maintenance of automotive and construction equipment

and maintenance of MHE, with the exception of that equipment
organic to combat units.

4. Operation and maintenance of base utilities systems except

expeditionary systems such as the AAFS, TAFDS, and water supply
support system equipment.

5. Engineering services for the advance base as requested.

2.6.2.5 Combat Service Support Capabilities

2.6.2.5.1 Supply. The CBMU possesses organic supply support capabil-

ity only. Procurement of Class IV materials for tasked projects is coordinated
by the supported unit.

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2.6.2.5.2 Maintenance. The CBMU is capable of performing organiza-
tional (first echelon) level maintenance on assigned communications equip-
ment and weapons.

2.6.2.5.3 Transportation. The CBMU possesses sufficient motor trans-

port equipment to accomplish assigned missions and tasks, but does not have a
motor transport mission.

2.6.2.5.4 General Engineering. With a primary mission to provide pub-

lic works support, construction tasks can only be performed by the CBMU at
the expense of public works functions. The CBMU has limited tactical con-
struction: base construction, and construction engineering capabilities. The
CBMU possesses sufficient WDR/RRR as well as base facility maintenance
and utilities operations capabilities. The CBMU is capable of emergency/
disaster control and recovery operations. Refer to Appendix B for specific
construction capabilities.

2.6.2.5.5 Health Services. The CBMU is capable of providing only lim-

ited organic medical support.

2.6.2.5.6 Other Services. The CBMU is capable of self-administration

and providing organic food services support. The CBMU is capable of limited
organic disbursing, postal, legal, civil affairs, and information systems support
services.

2.6.2.6 C4 and Defensive Capabilities. The CBMU maintains:

1. A COC capable of collecting, processing, displaying, evaluating, and

disseminating tactical information.

2. An organic communications capability that provides visual and internal,

tactical and secure, voice and data communications systems. Refer to
paragraph 1.4.7.

3. A local security defensive combat capability. Refer to paragraph 1.4.8.

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2.6.3 The Construction Battalion Unit

2.6.3.1 Mission. The mission of a CBU is to erect, operate, and maintain

a rapidly deployable medical facility (RDMF) employed by Navy fleet
hospitals. CBUs also provide limited construction support for the advance
base, maintain a self-defense capability, and can accomplish disaster control
and recovery efforts when required. In peacetime, the primary mission of a
CBU is to provide limited construction at designated Navy shore installations.

2.6.3.2 Organization. Normally commanded by a Navy CEC Lieutenant

(junior grade), a CBU normally functions as an integral unit. As illustrated
in Figure 2-7, the CBU consists of a single platoon of three squads. Opera-
tionally, the CBU is configured in two divisions, Transportation and Con-
struction, which reflect its normal peacetime supporting role to the naval
shore installation.

2.6.3.3 Concept of Employment. The purpose of CBUs is to provide

Seabee personnel shore duty billets with follow-on construction training
opportunities and to provide shore station (e.g., Naval Base and Naval Air
Station) commanding officers with military construction forces to relieve
MRP burdens. CBUs have a secondary peacetime mission of providing
disaster relief and contingency support as directed by their host base

Figure 2-7. Organization of the Construction Battalion Unit

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commander. The primary contingency mission for CBUs is to provide con-
struction support and follow-on public works functions for assigned forward-
deployed Navy fleet hospitals.

2.6.3.4 Tasks. Refer to Appendix B for specific tasks within the range
of the CBU’s capabilities. The CBU is expected to perform both special-
ized and operational construction logistic support, which generally in-
cludes the following:

1. Erect, maintain, and support Navy fleet hospitals.

2. Conduct WDR operations to restore central base camp power, sewage,

and water systems.

3. Establishment and operation of limited ADP service.

2.6.3.5 Combat Service Support Capabilities

2.6.3.5.1 Supply. The CBU possesses organic support capability only.

This capability is maintained in the supported fleet hospital’s TOA. Procure-
ment of Class IV materials for tasked projects is coordinated through, in
peacetime, the host base commander, and, in wartime, through the supported
fleet hospital.

2.6.3.5.2 Maintenance. The CBU is capable of performing organizational

and intermediate (first and second echelon) level maintenance on engineer
organizational equipment, as well as organizational (first echelon) mainte-
nance of communications equipment and assigned weapons, less optical
equipment.

2.6.3.5.3 Transportation. The CBU possesses sufficient motor transport

equipment to accomplish assigned missions and tasks, but does not have a
motor transport mission.

2.6.3.5.4 General Engineering. The CBU is capable of specialized

construction related to fleet hospital support, as well as WDR and RRR operations.
Refer to Appendix B for specific construction capabilities.

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2.6.3.5.5 Health Services. No organic medical or dental capabilities.
The CBU is dependent on supported unit.

2.6.3.5.6 Other Services. The CBU is capable of self-administration.

The CBU is not capable of providing organic food services, disbursing,
postal, and graves registration services support.

2.6.3.6 C3 and Defensive Capabilities. The CBU maintains:

1. A COC capable of collecting, processing, displaying, evaluating, and

disseminating tactical information.

2. An organic communications capability that provides visual and

internal, tactical and secure, voice and data communications systems.
Refer to paragraph 1.4.7.

3. A local security defensive combat capability. Refer to paragraph

1.4.8.

2.7 ELEMENTS OF THE ENGINEERING PROCESS

The engineering process involves six fundamental elements: Project

management, planning, design, construction, operations/maintenance, and
disposal. All six elements exist in almost any civil engineering undertaking.
No construction project can be undertaken without some amount of planning
and design, as well as the project management to ensure that material,
equipment, and labor resources are available when required. Similarly,
operation and maintenance of facilities and utility systems invariably require
some amount of redesign, repair, and construction. All civil engineering
operations generate some waste requiring disposal and most facilities are at
some point in time excessed, demolished, or reconstructed. These elements
are briefly discussed below.

2.7.1 Project Management. This is the overarching element by which

project scope, schedule, costs, and resources are defined and managed. All
levels of the chain of command have some responsibility for project manage-
ment and project management is required on all projects. In peacetime,
project scope for a new construction project may be developed in substantial

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detail within a well-defined budget by a team of engineers and architects along
with customer representatives. In contingency situations, project scope is
likely to be established through the CESP process or by the direction of the
commander, and detailed project management performed by the NCF regiment
and NMCB operations staff.

2.7.2 Planning. Facility planning is the process by which requirements are

developed and forecast, and general timeframes and methods for implemen-
tation established. Facility requirements may be requested by the commander
or base facility, or may be developed directly by engineering planners in
response to operational requirements. Planners develop a course of action that
may include utilization of existing facilities, modifications to existing facili-
ties, or new construction. Planning also includes assessment and establish-
ment of project priorities, both in the peacetime facility process and in
CESP development. Methods of implementation for facility projects in-
clude utilization of existing facilities or leased facilities, or facility renovation/
construction by contract or by troop construction assets. For locations outside
the United States, NAVFAC will negotiate Host Nation agreements and
NAVFAC real estate experts may develop leasing agreements to mitigate new
construction requirements where the Navy is the contract construction agent
(CCA). In contingency situations, Real Estate officers survey, select and lease
facilities required by the commander.

2.7.3 Design. Obviously a critical element of the engineering process,

facility design can range from contracted architectural and engineering serv-
ices for custom design to implementation of advanced base functional com-
ponents (ABFC) and NAVFAC standard designs. NAVFAC is the primary
facility design agent for the Navy and can provide a full range of architectural,
structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, system, geotechnical, environmental,
fire protection, and surveying services, both in-house and contracted.The
NCF has limited design capabilities, but can modify existing designs to meet
existing site conditions.

2.7.4 Construction. Construction is defined as construction, alteration, or

repair of buildings, structures, or other real property. Construction projects
are generally divided into two categories: expedient and permanent. Expedient
construction is primarily utilized during contingency operations to provide
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utilizing available resources. Permanent facilities are those constructed to
meet long-term mission requirements. Naval civil engineers can perform
facility construction or can contract for construction through any of several
contracting mechanisms. Host Nation agreements may dictate particular
design, construction, and contracting standards. Permanent facilities are
generally constructed in peacetime by contract. Contract acquisition is pro-
vided by the engineering field division (EFD) that also assigns a resident
officer in charge of construction (ROICC) for construction management and
contract administration. Expedient facilities may be constructed by Seabees,
by separate contingency contracts, or through CONCAP, the Navy’s on-call
emergency construction capabilities contract. If contractor assets are used, an
in-country ROICC office will be established.

2.7.5 Operations and Maintenance. The operation and maintenance

of bases, stations, and other facilities, both in the United States and overseas,
provides a foundation for support of operational forces. Once constructed
and occupied, all facilities require operations and maintenance. This includes
maintenance and repair of structures, maintenance of roads and bridges,
minor alterations and improvements to facilities, operation and maintenance
of water, electrical, sanitary, and heating/cooling systems, and operation and
maintenance of transportation pools and material handling equipment.
Navy civil engineers operate and maintain all permanent Navy shore facili-
ties. Civil Engineer Corps officers provide public works management and
leadership with services being provided by civil servants, Host Nation
employees in foreign countries, contract – either limited scope facility
support contracts or a comprehensive BOS contract, or by Seabees. Particu-
larly at overseas bases, Seabees provide significant public works support
and are capable of operating and maintaining systems and facilities during
contingency situations.

2.7.6 Disposal. This element spans in scope from disposal of construc-

tion debris and waste oil to environmental restoration for base closure and
retrograde of contingency facilities. Navy civil engineers are among the first
on the scene in contingency situations to establish required temporary and
expedient facilities and the last to leave to ensure U.S. temporary facilities are
removed or restored to conditions suitable for turnover to the Host Nation.

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Retrograde operations, including redeployment of personnel, materials and
equipment, disestablishment of contingency bases, and disposal of wartime
material or war-generated wastes, are enormous undertakings and require
detailed planning. Engineer responsibilities during retrograde operations
include:

1. Continued operation and maintenance of facilities during the

redeployment process

2. Scheduling and operation of material handling equipment

3. Cleaning of equipment and material containers

4. Returning facilities and land to its original or better condition

5. Dismantling of temporary facilities

6. Environmental cleanup and hazardous materials/waste disposal

7. Compliance with Host Nation, international, and national regulations

and laws.
Navy civil engineers contribute greatly to this transition to a peacetime
working environment. Available expertise in public works functions, environ-
mental matters, and contracting can all be used to smooth the transition.

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CHAPTER 3

Seabee Planning
3.1 GENERAL

Following a 7-month homeport period for reconstitution and training of

personnel, NMCBs normally deploy overseas for 7-month construction
missions to permanent main body deployment sites. Details from these
forward-deployed NMCBs are routinely reassigned to remote bases within
the theater to provide general construction and MRP support. Deployment to
these main body sites, currently located at Guam and Okinawa in the Pacific
theater, and at Roosevelt Roads and Rota in the Atlantic and European
theaters, constitutes a forward presence of potential and significant engineer
support available to the MAGTF commander during a contingency. In terms
of operating environments, Seabees are capable of supporting sustained
MAGTF operations in arctic, temperate, desert, and tropical climates.

3.1.1 Engineer Force Multiplier. The Seabee task organization no--

tionally assigned to support a full MEF is a naval construction regiment
(normally consisting of an NCR command element, four NMCBs, one
NCFSU, and elements of a UCT) that provides a significant increase in the
engineering capability of a MAGTF of that size. To put this engineer force
multiplier in perspective, there are approximately 2,350 engineers in the table
of organization for a notional MEF. The Seabee task organization structured
to support a full MEF, as called for in the USMC/USN Terms of Reference
and discussed elsewhere in this publication, exercises command and control
over approximately 3,340 Seabee officers and enlisted personnel.
The following planning factors significantly impact on the employment
of Seabee units within a MAGTF and should be completely understood by
both USMC and USN civil engineer planners:

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1. Seabee units are capable of significant CSS tasks involving vertical,
horizontal, and specialized construction utilizing most construction-
grade material. Refer to Appendix B for a range of specific CSS tasks.

2. Seabee units have a limited capability to execute CS tasks. Refer to

Appendix B for the range of these limited CS tasks.

3. All Seabee units are capable of self-defense.

4. Seabee units generally complement (rather than duplicate) the existing

general engineering capabilities of Marine engineer organizations.
The addition of approximately 3,340 skilled CEC officer engineers and
Seabee craftsmen in support of a full MEF produces the necessary and desired
synergistic effect only if properly employed, controlled, and coordinated. So
that the employment of Seabee units is most effective to mission success, it is
absolutely imperative that MAGTF commanders understand the missions,
capabilities, organization, and employment considerations of the Seabees.
Crucial to this understanding is the advisory support provided the MAGTF
commander by a Navy CEC liaison officer (LNO) known as the NCF LNO.
When properly integrated into the MAGTF, Seabee units significantly enhance
the four functional areas of engineer effort (discussed previously in Chapter
1) critical to a MAGTF’s mission success: mobility, countermobility, surviv-
ability, and general engineering.

3.2 SEABEE OPERATIONAL PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

3.2.1 General. National objectives, as articulated by the NCA, are trans-

lated into strategic concepts and military objectives. The decisions as to threat
assessment, force level, and force mix are reflected in the strategic, logistic,
and programming guidance provided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Joint
Strategic Capabilities Plan to the unified and specified CINCs and military
services. OPLANs and CONPLANs to meet the specified threats are prepared
by the unified combatant CINCs with input from their individual Service
component commanders. In turn, the Navy and Marine Corps component
commanders will identify the engineering support deemed necessary to sup-
port the mission, in terms of both logistics and force level requirements and
depending on the strategic mission identified by the unified CINC. CESPs

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necessary to guide engineers’ efforts are thus developed as an appendix to
Annex D (Logistics) to OPLANs and CONPLANs.

3.2.2 Engineer Staff Actions

3.2.2.1 General. The MEF engineer officer, with the assistance of the
NCF LNO in those areas involving the Seabees, advises the commander on
the employment of all engineer forces under MAGTF command or control
(e.g., Seabee, joint, unified combined, military, or civilian).

3.2.2.2 Engineer Staff Augmentation. With the addition of the NCR

in support of a full MEF, the greatest portion of the MAGTF commander’s
general engineering capability lies in his supporting Seabee units. To effec-
tively plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of Seabee forces as delineated
in FMFM 3-1, Command and Staff Action, the MAGTF engineer staff will
require augmentation to include CEC officers and other appropriate liaison
personnel. The present MEF command element’s nucleus engineer staff, with
the assigned NCF LNO, can adequately accomplish peacetime, preemploy-
ment staff requirements. However, the engineering requirements generated
subsequent to the employment of a MEF will require a more capable staff
structure. Because of the time, personnel, and expertise necessary to ade-
quately address the full spectrum of engineering requirements, a MAGTF’s
engineer staff will require augmentation to ensure that the efforts of all
engineer and construction organizations, military or civilian, support the
accomplishment of the assigned mission.

3.2.2.3 Augmenting the MEF Engineer Staff. The command element

of each standing MEF contains a billet for the NCF LNO, whose role is to
advise and assist the MEF engineer officer with the coordinated execution of
engineer tasks utilizing Seabee units. He also advises the MEF commander
on all matters pertaining to the mission, capabilities, deployment, and em-
ployment of Seabee units. Additional Seabee augmentation to the MEF
engineer staff may vary significantly based on the scope and complexity of
the engineer requirements, and the priorities of the MAGTF commander. In
addition to the NCF LNO, the engineer staff can be augmented as necessary
with a liaison officer from the supporting Seabee organization.

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3.2.2.4 Augmenting the MEF (FWD) Engineer Staff. The NCF LNO
is also organic to the command element of a MEF (FWD). However, the option
to deploy this officer is situation-dependent. The requirement for an additional
liaison officer from the supporting Seabee organization may also exist.

3.2.2.5 Augmenting the MEU Engineer Staff . If sustained operations

ashore are anticipated, the general engineering capability of a MEU(SOC) may
be augmented with an NMCB Air DET. However, if the augmentation required
the support of more than one Seabee unit, consideration should be given to
augmenting the MEU(SOC) command element with both a Marine engineer
officer and a Seabee LNO to direct and coordinate the activities of subordinate
and associated engineer organizations. Although Marine Corps and Seabee
engineer augmentation is not routinely required to support peacetime
MEU(SOC) deployments, it is strongly advised to do so when sustained
operations ashore are anticipated.

3.2.3 Seabee and MAGTF Planning. To ensure mission success achieved

through complementary engineering support, MAGTF commanders must be
assured that Seabee personnel, organizations, and equipment are ready,
responsive, and prepared to meet the MAGTF’s contingency engineering re-
quirements. Strategic engineer planning at both the MEF and NCB levels is
an ongoing, evolutionary process to ensure that Seabees are ready to support
the MAGTF. This process addresses the following issues of Deliberate Plan-
ning, Determination of Construction Support Requirements, and Support of
Operational Forces as described below.

3.2.3.1 Deliberate Planning. This consists of reviewing, validating, and

refining the CESP portion of the unified combatant CINCs (as well as the Navy
and Marine Corps component commanders’) OPLANs and CONPLANs as
directed by the JSCP; ensuring the time phasing, available force structure, and
employment schedules coincide with the supported commanders’ expectations
as expressed in time-phased force and deployment data documents; and
coordinating with planning staffs of both external supported and supporting
commands.

3.2.3.2 Determining Construction Support Requirements. Partici-

pation in combined, joint, fleet, and FMF exercises and wargames provides
opportunities for engineer planners to enhance their understanding of the role

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that civil engineering plays in military operations. Analysis of the lessons
learned from such participation forms the basis for validating both current as
well as future Seabee force structure requirements to meet the CINCs’ civil
engineering support plans. The Joint Engineer Planning and Execution
System may also be used to assist Marine and Seabee engineer planners in
estimating engineer workloads to support MAGTFs of varying sizes and
compositions.

3.2.3.3 Support of Operational Forces. A USMC/NCF interoperability

working group (USMC/NCF IWG) meets regularly to ensure that NCF units
remain capable of supporting operational forces. This group examines all
aspects of interoperability from equipment, weapons, and ammunition to
missions, capabilities, and doctrine.

3.2.4 Command Relationship Factors. As delineated under the USMC/

USN Terms of Reference, Seabee units are assigned to and employed under
the direct OPCON of the MAGTF commander. Seabee units are not to be
attached to Marine organizations. The MAGTF commander will determine
if OPCON of any element of the Seabee component should be further
established between Seabee units and subordinate element commanders of
the MAGTF. Factors influencing this decision typically include considera-
tion of the following:

1. The priority, scope, and geographic location of the MAGTF’s general

engineering requirements.

2. The size, capabilities, mission, and current location of the appropriate

Seabee organizations available to support the MAGTF.

3. The time or phase of the operation when Seabee units are available for
employment.

3.2.4.1 Concept of Organization. Planners should be aware of the no-

tional supported/supporting organizational associations established to sup-
port MAGTF operations as shown in Figure 3-1.
It must be emphasized that the above organizational associations are provided
as general guidelines. The specific Seabee organizational relationship to the

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Supported MAGTF Organization Supporting Seabee Organization

MEF NCR (NCR CE), four NMCBs, and

UCT Air DET(s)

MEU (SOC) One NMCB, Air DET and/or

UCT Air DET

Figure 3-1. Notional MAGTF/Seabee Organizational Associations

MAGTF is based solely on the naval civil engineering mission as initiated and
established by the supported MAGTF commander.

3.2.5 Navy and Marine Corps Component Planning. Navy and Marine
Corps component commanders subordinate to a unified CINC may identify a
range of forces such as the Military Sealift Command, PHIBCBs, and NMCBs
to support their specific missions. These forces would normally be called in,
for example, to support logistic movements, amphibious assault construction,
and general engineering, respectively. The component commanders must
have a clear concept of the assigned operation and subsequently the magnitude
of the unique logistics and engineering support required in order to complete
the mission effectively. Within the NCF, a planning tool used to define these
support requirements at the facility level is the ABFC system. Described in more
detail previously in Chapter 1, NAVFACENGCOM has developed a software
program that lists detailed material requirements for the ABFC system at the
facility level.

3.2.6 Miscellaneous Planning Considerations. Naval civil engineer-

ing planning shall always take into consideration the following issues of Civil
Engineering Plan Development; Use of JEPES; Facilities; Real Estate; Envi-
ronmental; and Host Nation Support.

3.2.6.1 Civil Engineering Support Plan. Civil engineering planning is

an integral part of the joint operations planning process. The CESP identifies
the minimum essential facilities and civil engineering capabilities needed to
support the commitment of military forces. Unified CINCs are responsible for
preparing CESPs, based on Service component input. The following issues

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should be considered and identified by MAGTF and Seabee engineer plan-
ners when preparing input for a CESP:

1. Host Nation restrictions imposed on the use of bases and installations.

2. Assumptions regarding the availability of critical Host Nation Support.

3. Major construction resources to be allocated.

4. Availability of Class IV materials.

5. Desired standards of construction (initial or temporary) to be used.

6. Provision for force withdrawal, such as base denial and movement of

relocatable residual assets.

3.2.6.2 Use of JEPES. As a planning tool, JEPES is used to develop data

to assist the unified CINC and Service component staffs in determining their
civil engineering support requirements and documenting their CESP as an
appendix to the logistics annex of the OPLAN and/or OPORD.

3.2.6.3 Facilities. The unified CINC is responsible for the coordination

of planning, programming, and construction of facilities to meet the require-
ments of Service component forces. Facility requirements are optimized
consistent with operational requirements, duration of need, and forces to be
supported. Initial or temporary construction standards and facility require-
ments, as required by the mission, determine the types of materials and
construction techniques used in constructing facilities in support of contin-
gency operations. Standard facility designs are utilized by naval civil engi-
neers and may be modified in response to operational, environmental,
unusual site, or unique customer requirements. When planning for contin-
gency operations, MAGTF and Seabee engineer planners shall ensure that
specific facility requirements are identified and forwarded to the unified
CINCs, Navy and Marine Corps component commanders, and CJTF.

3.2.6.4 Real Estate. The unified CINC is responsible for coordinating

real estate requirements of the Service component forces. Navy and Marine
Corps component commanders conduct such real estate activities as determin-

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ing requirements for their forces; selecting, acquiring, maintaining, and dis-
posing of property; processing of claims; and maintaining accurate records.
Aspects of acquisition and/or leasing real estate in support of naval civil engineer
operations shall be a consideration by MAGTF and Seabee engineer planners.

3.2.6.5 Environmental. All naval civil engineer operations shall be

planned and conducted with appropriate consideration of their effect on the
environment in accordance with U.S. and HN agreements, environmental laws,
and regulations, as well as Federal, state, or local environmental laws and
standards. An annex or appendix to each OPORD and OPLAN under which
Marine and Seabee engineer units will deploy shall address such environ-
mental considerations as:

1. Policies and responsibilities to protect and preserve the environment.

2. Certification of local water sources by appropriate medical personnel.

3. Solid and liquid waste management, to include open dumping and

burning; and the disposal of gray water, pesticides, human waste, and
hazardous materials.

4. Hazardous materials management including the potential use of

pesticides.

5. Protection of indigenous animals and vegetables.

6. Archaeological and historical preservation.

7. Contingency spill plans.

3.2.6.6 Host Nation Support. Logistic assistance sought from HNs can
include, but is not limited to, POL, transportation, telecommunications, civil-
ian labor, rear area protection, facilities, contracting, acquisition of equipment,
supplies, services, and health services support. Subject to agreements and
restrictions, unified CINCs will obtain authority for negotiations with HNs
through Joint Staff, Office of Secretary of Defense, and Department of State

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channels. Marine and Seabee engineer planners will identify specific require-
ments for HNS and forward their requests through the CJTF or the Service
component commanders to the unified CINC.

3.2.7 Requesting Seabee Support

3.2.7.1 General. With the objective being to validate general engineer-

ing requirements of the supported MAGTF elements, Marine and Seabee engi-
neer planners at the unified CINC, Service component commander, and
MEF/NCB levels shall continually review appropriate operational and con-
tingency plans. Deliberate planning shall ensure that the CSS and CS require-
ments for Seabee units are met and that Seabee units are integrated into the
appropriate supporting and implementing documents (e.g., TPFDDs). In a
contingency, however, and during either the predeployment planning or
postembarkation stages, the designated MAGTF commander may determine
the requirement for Seabee augmentation exceeds the level specified in the
implementing OPORD. In this case, the assignment of additional Seabee
units specifically task-organized for the mission assigned shall be requested
through appropriate channels.

3.2.7.2 Appropriate Channels. Requests for Seabee support should

be forwarded through the chain of command to the cognizant fleet CINC for
action as reflected in Figure 3-2.

3.2.7.3 Preparing the Support Request. When the MAGTF com-

mander determines a requirement for Seabee support, the requirement should
contain specific, rather than generalized, tasks to the greatest degree possible.
Descriptive requirements provide Seabee engineer planners the information
necessary to tailor the appropriate support (both equipment and personnel)
to best fit the mission. A suggested request worksheet format is contained in
Appendix E.

3.3 SEABEE EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS

3.3.1 General. The MAGTF’s general engineering requirements will

normally determine the scope of Seabee employment during any operation.
Seabee units focus on general engineering tasks and are limited by training
and equipment in the areas of combat and combat support capabilities. Prior

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to assigning a mission to a Seabee unit, a thorough analysis should be
conducted by Marine and Seabee engineer planners to determine if all aspects
of the assignment fall within the capabilities of a given Seabee organization.
Seabee units should receive specific tasks or types of tasks, vice area or general
support tasks. The Seabees are construction organizations. Although they do
have credible defensive capabilities, Seabee organizations do not possess the
offensive combat capabilities resident in Marine engineer units and, thus,
should not be viewed as interchangeable with or used in lieu of MAGTF
engineer organizations.
The internal organization of the supporting NCR-sized task organization is
based on the MEF mission, geographic area of employment, spectrum of
conflict, and a variety of other personnel, equipment, and organizational
factors. Seabee commanders are obviously more knowledgeable, experienced,
and capable of determining the appropriate structure of an NCF task organiza-
tion than their Marine counterparts. When specific task organization is re-
quired, MAGTF engineer planners should clearly articulate their general
engineering support requirements, thus allowing the Seabee commander the
flexibility to configure his organization in order to accomplish the anticipated
mission.

Figure 3-2. Chain of Command for Request of Seabee Support

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3.3.2 Organizational Planning. As stated throughout this publication,
Seabee units may be task-organized and tailored to provide specific engineer-
ing support for an assigned mission under the OPCON of a MAGTF com-
mander. Although organizational integrity should be maintained, Seabee
units may be placed along with joint and/or combined (military or civilian)
construction forces, under the OPCON of an engineer group commander at
the direction of the supported CJTF or unified CINC.

3.3.3 Organizational Integrity. Seabee units are always employed in

such a manner that command and organizational integrity are maintained at
all times.

3.3.4 Employment Phasing. The MAGTF’s assigned Seabee units will

normally deploy with the AFOE. However, task-organized Seabee units (e.g.,
a PHIBCB) may be employed with the AE if the mission warrants. Upon
arrival in the AOA, the Seabee unit will be employed in a base development
or damage repair role within the force beachhead or other area and shall be
immediately integrated into the RAS plan. Those general engineering tasks
that enhance sustainability and survivability will normally have priority of
effort during this phase of the campaign.

3.3.5 Mobilization and Assignment. Seabee units assigned to the

MAGTF commander can be available to embark as shown in Figure 3-3.
These assignments are subject to approval of the cognizant fleet CINC and, in
the case of Reserve component Seabee organizations, mobilization to active
duty and preparation for deployment.
Depending on the applicable OPLAN or CONPLAN, an NCR command
element should deploy with the NMCBs to provide Seabee command and
control functions to a MEF-sized MAGTF.

3.3.6 Personnel Allowances. As over 65 percent of the NCF resides

in the Reserve component, active units typically are manned at only 70 to 80
percent of their wartime strength. However, the active NMCBs shall man up
to full strength upon mobilization at M+1 of their assigned augment units. If
an active Seabee unit is requested prior to the mobilization of Reserve forces,
the number of personnel listed in Figure 3-4 will be available for deployment.
The activation of SELRES personnel required is dependent on mobilization

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orders issued by the NCA, with the degree of mobilization (selective, partial,
full, or total) specified in the orders.
NMCBs and their task-organized detachments and teams are flexible or-
ganizations capable of responding on short notice. By deploying only the
equipment and personnel tailored for specific tasks, the embarkation require-
ments are greatly reduced, thus enhancing response time to the supported
MAGTF.

3.3.7 Deployment Considerations . The deployment and subsequent

employment of Seabee units in support of a MAGTF will be tailored to the
anticipated mission. Forward-deployed MAGTFs, such as the MEU(SOC) or
SPMAGTF, may ordinarily request assignment of Seabee units up to and
including an NMCB. These Seabee units may redeploy either from the existing
NMCB forward-deployment sites, or from aboard ship as part of the landing
force for incorporation into either the AE and/or the AFOE. Transportation via
strategic air is the primary deployment mode. Figure 3-5 lists the notional
transportation requirements of Seabee units. The lift requirements can be
reduced when units are tailored to meet assigned missions. Additionally, both
amphibious and MPF operations may require the specific capabilities of unique
Seabee units. Though not forward-deployed, these Seabee units may also be
available for employment upon request of the MAGTF commander through
the cognizant fleet CINC.

3.3.7.1 Lift Considerations. Should a requirement exist for the expe-

ditious deployment of the MAGTF’s assigned Seabee units into the theater,

Supporting Seabee Organization Availability

One NMB Air DET and/or 48 Hours
UCT Air DET
NMCBs, UCT Air DET(s) 6 Days
NCR, (NCR CE), four NMCBs, and 6 Days
UCT Air DET(s)

Figure 3-3. Availability of Seabee Units to a MAGTF

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Type of Organization Peacetime M+1
NCR Command Element 45 64
NMCB 626 769
NMCB Air DET 89 89
NCFSU 214 214
UCT 69 85
UCT Air DET 15 15
PHIBCB 400 1,300 to 1,800
CBMU 351 352

Figure 3-4. Personnel Allowances of Seabee Organization

significant elements of the NCF, primarily the NMCB and UCT Air DETs,
can deploy by air. In addition to its Air DET, each NMCB can deploy an air
echelon composed of 648 personnel and 108 pieces of CESE, which equates
to 875 STs of air shipment. For planning purposes, the remaining personnel
and equipment (known as the sea echelon) should be scheduled to arrive at
the NMCB’s deployed location within 30 days, thus enabling each NMCB
to maintain a capability for 60 days’ sustainability. While an NMCB is not
totally air transportable, the NCR CE can deploy completely by air.

3.3.8 Seabee Support Requirements. As all components of a MAGTF

require CS and/or CSS augmentation to sustain combat operations ashore,
assigned Seabee organizations will also require augmenting support to exe-
cute general engineering tasks assigned by the MAGTF commander. The
USMC/NCF Terms of Reference provides policy governing the level and
scope of CS and CSS provided to Seabee units by the MAGTF commander.
General examples of CS and CSS requirements follow.

3.3.8.1 Combat Support. As large construction projects (e.g., airfields,

cantonments) and remote site locations (e.g., well drilling sites, rock quarry

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Type of M+1 Weight Sealift C-5 C-141 C-17 C-130
Organization Manning (STs) (SF) Sorties Sorties Sorties Sorties

NCR
(Command 64 115 3,295 1 4 2 9
Element)
NMCB 769 3,005 75,214 N/A N/A N/A N/A
(Full)
NMCB (Air 749 875 55,281 30 60 44 136
Echelon)
NMCB
(Sea 20 2,130 19,933 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Echelon)
NMCB Air 89 300 5,828 5 14 8 22
DET
NCFSU 214 4,449 60,782 71 207 104 324
UCT 70 300 6,990 2 5 3 14
UCT Air 15 91 2,330 1 4 2 7
DET
PHIBCB 1,222 336 39,920 5 16 8 24

Figure 3-5. Notional Transportation Requirements for Seabee Organizations

operations, nonstandard bridge construction) will draw enemy attention,

threat-dependent augmentation to counter enemy air and ground forces may
be required to effect completion of the MAGTF’s engineering priorities.
Examples of possible CS to be provided to supporting Seabee units to satisfy
their defensive requirements could include air defense units, artillery and/or
naval gunfire, and reinforcing infantry.

3.3.8.2 Combat Service Support. CSS expected by the supporting Seabee

units can best be summarized through a review of the six functional levels of
operational logistics and CSS (e.g., supply, maintenance, transportation, gen-
eral engineering, health service, and other services) as described below. Refer
to FMFM 4, Combat Service Support, for additional information.

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3.3.8.2.1 Supply. Seabee units will generally require replenishment of
Classes I (after 5 days), II (after 60 days), III (after 3 days), V (after 15 days
of sustained combat operations), and VI (after 60 days) following depletion
of their organic allowances. Seabee units deploy with limited quantities of
Class IV to complete their own base camp construction. The MAGTF must
source all other Class IV required to complete NCF engineering tasking.
Classes VII, VIII, and IX will require replenishment on an as needed basis.
Navy unique Class VII and Class IX items will typically be sourced by the
NCBCs and distributed through MAGTF channels.

3.3.8.2.2 Maintenance. Seabee units are generally capable of organiza-

tional through intermediate (first and second) levels of maintenance on
organizational engineer equipment, as well as organizational (second eche-
lon) maintenance on assigned communications and weapons systems (less
optics). External support for maintenance above these levels will be required.

3.3.8.2.3 Transportation. Critical to the overall throughput system,

Seabee units will require landing support to facilitate receipt, storage, and
further shipment of material and personnel across beaches, through ports, and
into helicopter landing zones; augmentation motor transport of Class IV
materials to project sites; port and terminal operations, and passenger/freight
transportation.

3.3.8.2.4 General Engineering. In addition to engineer reconnaissance,

Seabee units will require assistance with deliberate demolitions and
explosive obstacle removal.

3.3.8.2.5 Health Services. The NMCB, which is the most capable of

Seabee organizations with respect to the level of organic medical and dental
care available, possesses the ability to provide Echelon I (BAS) medical care
and limited organic dental support only. All other Seabee units co-located
and supporting the MAGTF will generally require Echelon I (beyond the unit
corpsman level) and Echelon II. Echelon III, Echelon IV, and Echelon V
care are beyond the capabilities of a MEF-sized MAGTF.

3.3.8.2.6 Other Services. With the exception of the NMCB, Seabee or-
ganizations will generally require field exchange services support, security

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support, legal services, civil affairs, and graves registration. However, if Sea-
bee units are co-located to an NMCB, many of these CSS functions may be
available from the NMCB.

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CHAPTER 4

Seabee Operations
“Boy, am I happy to see you!” — ADM Leighton Smith,
USN, Commander, NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) to
Seabees upon their arrival in Bosnia in support of Operation
Joint Endeavor.

4.1 GENERAL

This chapter addresses, in concept, the wide range of NEF operations that
Seabee units may be assigned to support. It also discusses the roles of Seabee
support critical to the mission success of these operations. The types of op-
erations include the following:

1. Forward-Deployed MAGTF Operations

2. Amphibious Operations

3. Pre-positioning Operations

4. Military Operations Other Than War.

For additional information, refer to JP 3-02, Doctrine for Amphibious Op-
erations, JP 3-07, Joint Doctrine for Military Operations Other Than War,
MJCS-275-89, Planning Factors for Military Construction in Contingency
Operations, FMFM 2, Marine Air-Ground Task Force Doctrine, FMFM 1-5/
NWP 3-02.3, Maritime Pre-Positioning Force (MPF) Operations.

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4.2 SEABEE SUPPORT OF FORWARD-DEPLOYED MAGTF
OPERATIONS

4.2.1 General. Flexibility and responsiveness are key to supporting the

expeditionary nature of such forward-deployed MAGTFs as MEU(SOC)s. If
sustained operations ashore are anticipated and it has been determined a
significant level of CSS engineering support is required to support the mission,
the MEU(SOC) commander, on the advice of Marine and Seabee engineer
planners, may request the augmentation of a task-organized Seabee unit.
Another type of MAGTF, the special purpose MAGTF (SPMAGTF), can
be task organized to accomplish specific missions that another MAGTF would
be too large or inappropriate to employ. SPMAGTFs can be organized, trained,
and equipped to conduct a wide range of expeditionary operations in response
to a crisis or peacetime mission. Their duties can range from noncombatant
evacuation to disaster relief and humanitarian missions. If deployed ashore for
a prolonged period, a SPMAGTF may also require augmenting general engi-
neering support from a Seabee unit.

4.2.2 The Seabee Role in Forward-Deployed Operations. Although

notional Seabee support of a MEU(SOC) is typically in the form of an NMCB
Air DET, it is conceivable a UCT Air DET may also be employed if conditions
of the MEU(SOC)’s mission require the unique capabilities of a UCT. Both
of these basic task organizations, ready to deploy by air within 48 hours of
notification, may be reconfigured and expanded as engineering support re-
quirements dictate.
Seabee support can be employed by co-locating the Air DET with the
MEU(SOC) ashore via airlift or aboard amphibious shipping. A request for
Seabee augmentation will normally occur on short notice from the MEU (SOC)
commander. Pre-positioned personnel and equipment from the permanent
NMCB deployment sites may provide additional and specialized Seabee
support. Since it is appropriate to employ Seabee units in response to specific
general engineering missions, Seabee units may support only a portion or
phase of an operation and then redeploy. In a MOOTW environment, NCF
organizations may be employed to support a wide range of MAGTF missions
(e.g., disaster relief and recovery, nation-building requirements) and may
remain ashore for prolonged periods.

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4.3 SEABEE SUPPORT OF AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS

4.3.1 General. The amphibious operation, an attack launched from sea by

naval and landing forces embarked in ships or craft involving a landing on a
hostile shore, is one of the most decisive tools of power projection by naval
expeditionary forces. The task organization for conducting amphibious op-
erations, as determined by the mission, is the ATF and consists of both a
naval force and a landing force with organic aviation and logistic support.
For additional information, refer to NWP 3-02.1/FMFM 1-8, Ship-to-Shore
Movement.

4.3.2 Concept of Amphibious Operations

4.3.2.1 Naval Force. The NBG is one of four key components of the na-
val force that also includes the transport group, movement groups, and
control groups. The NBG is a permanently organized command that in addi-
tion to providing beachmaster units (BMUs) and displacement landing craft/
LCAC assault craft units, also provides PHIBCBs to the ATF to support the
landing of a MEF. It provides Navy elements to both the CATF and the
Commander, Landing Force (CLF) in support of waterborne ship-to-shore
movement and landing force support party (LFSP) operations. During MPF
operations, the NBG commander becomes commander of the NSE and
directs the naval cargo handling and port group element.

4.3.2.2 Landing Force. The LF is the highest troop echelon in the ATF
and encompasses the entire MAGTF. Besides the GCE, ACE, and CSSE, a
MAGTF involved in amphibious operations also consists of the tactical
logistics group (a temporary LF organization advising the CATF and CLF
of LF requirements during ship-to-shore movement) and the LFSP (a tempo-
rary LF organization established to provide the LF with initial combat support
and CSS during ship-to-shore movement until relieved by the CSSE). The
mission of the LFSP, task-organized from the NBG and other Navy organi-
zations as directed by CATF, is to:

1. Facilitate the landing and movement of troops, equipment, and

supplies across beaches and landing zones, ports, and airfields.

2. Facilitate the establishment of the CSSE, ACE, and NBG ashore.

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3. Assist in the beaching, extraction, and salvage of landing craft and
amphibious vehicles.

4. Assist in the evacuation of casualties and EPW personnel.

4.3.2.3 MAGTF Movement. Strategic lift constraints and tactical consid-

erations dictate that some MAGTFs be echeloned into the landing area. While
MEU(SOC)s from forward-deployed amphibious ready groups are employed
as single units, MEF is divided into two echelons: the AE and the AFOE. The
AFOE, normally required in the AOA within 5 days after commencement of
the assault landing, may arrive on schedule with some elements required as
early as D-day, or may remain in a specified operating area until called forward
by the CLF. A portion of the AFOE may include air-transportable personnel to
assemble with their equipment on MPF ships.

4.3.3 Engineer Support of Amphibious Operations. Engineer sup-

port during the early phases of the amphibious assault is directly influenced
by the ability to land engineer equipment. Under extreme conditions, the use
of landing craft air cushion during the ship-to-shore movement may be
required.

4.3.4 The Seabee Role in Amphibious Operations

4.3.4.1 Concept of Employment. Not all component Seabee organiza-

tions may be employed during amphibious operations. Normally employed
under OPCON of the CATF, PHIBCBs and UCTs conduct construction
missions that assist with the ship-to-shore movement of personnel, equipment,
and supplies. Those Seabee units normally under OPCON of the MAGTF
commander, such as the NMCB, NCFSU, and elements of a UCT, may be
located in either the AE and the AFOE. The priority given to construction tasks
assigned to Seabee units will determine the echelon in which the NCF will be
employed, to be decided by the CATF and CLF.
Additional Seabee organizations may be assigned to the CATF and em-
ployed within the AOA. Examples of tasks requiring immediate priority are
water well drilling and establishing or enhancing forward operating bases for
fixed-wing aircraft.

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4.3.4.2 Seabee Capabilities. Air-transportable, task-organized Seabee
units such as the NMCB and UCT Air DETs are available for deployment
upon 48 hours notice. Although extensive horizontal construction cannot be
efficiently addressed with equipment that is transported by air, priority
construction projects can be initiated by the Air DETs days prior to the arrival
of MSC shipping. Additionally, local contractual acquisition of heavy engi-
neer equipment may be possible to augment air-transported Seabee assets in
a secure environment.

4.3.4.3 Seabee Tasks. As part of their primary mission, PHIBCBs,

UCTs, and NMCBs provide development of the beach support area and beach
throughput, and enhance the reception, staging, onward movement, and
integration (RSO&I) to support the AFOE. Examples of the engineer effort
required for the amphibious operation include the following:

1. Advise commanders on suitable locations for pontoon causeway piers

and for beaching amphibious vehicles and landing craft.

2. Within the beach support area, facilitate the landing and movement of
troops, equipment, and supplies across beaches and into LZs, ports,
and airfields.

3. Construct helicopter LZs, FARPs, casualty evacuation stations, and

EPW holding facilities.

4. Establish multiclass (e.g., Classes I, III, and V) supply dumps, to

include operation of the AAFS and AABFS.

5. Construct and maintain beach lateral and exit roads.

4.4 SEABEE SUPPORT OF PRE-POSITIONING OPERATIONS

4.4.1 General. Pre-positioning operations present the unified CINC with

two options for establishing a MAGTF’s combat power ashore rapidly: the
MPF operation and the Norway Airlanded MAGTF (NALM) operation. Both
are strategic deployment options that utilize the Seabees’ unique capabilities.
The purpose of these pre-positioning operations is to establish a MAGTF
ashore that is prepared to conduct sustained combat operations across the

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operational spectrum as soon as possible. Because of the limited deployment
means available and the likelihood of severe time constraints, the coordinated,
detailed, timely, concurrent, and continuous planning of the engineer effort to
support any pre-positioning force operation is essential.

4.4.2 Concept of MPF Operations. An MPF operation is a strategic

deployment option that uses equipment and supplies pre-positioned aboard
forward-deployed MPS(s). These ships are grouped together as an MPSRON,
of which there are three stationed around the globe. MPF operations are global
in nature, naval in character, and suitable for employment in a variety of
circumstances. During an MPF operation, an appropriate-sized MAGTF and
NSE are airlifted by Air Mobility Command into a host nation’s secure airfield
and taken to the arrival and assembly area to join up with their equipment and
supplies in preparation for combat operations. The combination of Maritime
Pre-positioned Equipment and Supplies (MPE/S) and airlifted elements asso-
ciated with a MPSRON provides the MAGTF with sustainment capability for
up to 30 days.
MPSRON 1 is based in the Mediterranean Sea and consists of four ships;
MPSRON 2 is based at Diego Garcia and consists of five ships; and MPSRON
3, based at Guam, consists of four ships. Each of the MSC’s three MPSRONs
is commanded by a Navy Captain with a staff of 22 to 30 personnel. Each MPS
is maintained and operated by an average of 30 civilian contract mariners and
a small contingent of civilian maintenance personnel contracted by the Marine
Corps to maintain the MPE/S. Marines ensure that each MPSRON is properly
spreadloaded with enough equipment, supplies, fuel, and water to support a
heavily mechanized MAGTF of 17,300 Marines and an 850-person naval
support element for 30 days of combat operations. Each ship has RO/RO
capability ideal for rapid loading and unloading of MPE/S, and is equipped
with flight decks for limited helicopter operations to move personnel to and
from the MPSs.
Fundamental requirements for an MPF operation to succeed include a
secure environment for the AAA, adequate strategic airlift provided by the
AMC, an arrival airfield, offload forces from the NSE, a port and/or beach,
and a road network between the port/beach and the airfield. MPF opera-
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arrival and assembly. For additional information on MPF operations, refer to
NWP 3-02.3/FMFM 1-5, Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Operations.

4.4.2.1 MPF Planning Phase. MPF operations, essentially logistic in

nature, require the development of unique support plans for deployment and
arrival and assembly. The MAGTF commander’s concept for operations
ashore, while not part of the MPF operation, directly affects the overall
logistics planning. Constraints affecting this planning include the fixed sets
of MPE/S aboard the MPSRONs, and the available facilities at beaches,
seaports of debarkation, and aerial ports of debarkation. Because the required
construction tasks will most likely exceed Marine engineer and HNS capa-
bilities, the MAGTF commander should request that the supporting NMCB
be included in the fly-in echelon. MPF operation planners must pay close
attention to the NMCB and its MPE/S requirements when the NMCB’s
employment is anticipated as NMCB equipment and supplies may have to
be drawn from theater or HN assets.

4.4.2.2 MPF Marshaling Phase. During the marshaling phase, units

complete final preparations for movement to the aerial port of embarkation
for loading aboard AMC aircraft. This phase begins on arrival of the first FIE
element at the APOD adjacent to a designated marshaling point and ends on
departure of the last FIE element from the APOE.

4.4.2.3 MPF Movement Phase. This phase consists of the movement

by sea and air of forces to the AAA and begins on lift-off of the first aircraft
from the APOE or when the MPSRON begins transit to the designated AAA.
This phase ends when the last FIE aircraft arrives in the AAA, and the last
MPS arrives at the offload point.

4.4.2.4 MPF Arrival and Assembly Phase. The AAA phase begins
on arrival of the first MPS or the first aircraft of the FIE’s main body at the
designated AAA. The phase ends when adequate MPE/S are offloaded and
issued to the awaiting MAGTF units, command and control communications
are established, and the MAGTF commander reports all essential elements
of the MATGF have attained combat readiness. Simultaneous or subsequent
tactical operations by the MAGTF, and movements to those operations, are
not considered part of the MPF operation.

4-7 ORIGINAL
The AAA phase is the most crucial of the four phases. The supported unified
CINC first designates an area, strictly administrative in nature and not denoting
command of a geographic area, for AAA operations. The arrival and assembly
operations group consists of personnel from the deploying MAGTF and NSE
and is formed to provide control of reception and subsequent association of
MPE/S with arriving organizations. Other task-organized units within the MPF
MAGTF include the LFSP and the arrival airfield control group. To ensure the
efficient offload of FIE aircraft while precluding the saturation of the APOD,
close coordination by the AACG with AMC’s airlift control element team is
required. Offloading MPE/S from the MPS(s) and subsequent delivery ashore
is the responsibility of the NSE, while the LFSP controls throughput of
personnel and MPE/S at the beach, SPOD, and APOD.

4.4.3 Engineer Support of Pre-Positioning Operations. While pre-

positioning operations are logistic, the engineer effort required to execute such
an operation is CSS in character. Seabee units in support of the MPF MAGTF
enhance the flexibility, development, and closure times of the pre-positioning
operation. Navy and Marine engineers may need to plan for additional facilities
at the marshaling areas, or improve facilities and roads to accommodate
increased use. The primary concern for engineers, however, is in the AAA.
Engineer tasks in the AAA will focus on enhancing throughput capability by
the improvement of beach, port, or airfield facilities to include refrigeration
container hookup and provision of mobile electric power. Construction of fuel,
ammunition, water storage; troop beddown facilities; and road maintenance
or improvement occur simultaneously. To ensure their proper utilization,
control of engineer assets should be centralized throughout the arrival and
assembly phases.

4.4.4 The Seabee Role in MPF Operations

4.4.4.1 Concept of Employment. Seabee units employed under OPCON

of the MPF MAGTF commander (e.g., an NMCB) will be tasked in accor-
dance with MAGTF construction priorities. However, those Seabee units em-
ployed in direct support of the NSE or other Navy component commander
(e.g., a PHIBCB) during MPF operations are not subject to MAGTF priorities.
See NWP 3-02.3/FMFM 1-5, Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Opera-
tions, for additional information.

ORIGINAL 4-8
4.4.4.2 Seabee Capabilities. Air-transportable, task-organized Seabee
units are available for deployment upon 48 hours notice. Although extensive
horizontal construction cannot be efficiently addressed with equipment that
can be transported by air, priority construction projects can be initiated days
prior to the arrival of MPF shipping. Additionally, local HN contractual
acquisition of heavy engineer equipment may be possible to augment air-
transported Seabee assets in a secure environment.

4.4.4.3 Seabee Tasks. As part of their primary mission, NMCBs,

PHIBCBs, and UCTs are capable of constructing and repairing logistic
terminal facilities at beaches, ports, arrival airfields, and railheads. Specific
areas of emphasis at these facilities are detailed as follows:

1. Unlike amphibious operations, logistic considerations primarily drive

beach selection for MPF operations. The NMCB can rapidly upgrade
beach egress and road networks to staging and marshaling areas and
other inland destinations, and construct expedient survivability struc-
tures (e.g., earthen berms) for Class III bulk liquids (AAFS) and Class
V (A/W) storage.

2. For ports, the NMCB can evaluate surface and subsurface capabilities,
and upgrade facilities as required to support the MPF operation.

3. For arrival airfields, Seabee tasks include analysis of soil and con-
struction materials to include evaluating aircraft load bearing capa-
bility; construction and upgrade of airfields to accommodate tactical
(C-130 and C-17) or strategic (C-141, B-747, and C-5) lift aircraft;
enlargement of maximum aircraft on ground (MOG) staging areas to
meet tactical and strategic, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft require-
ments; upgrade of roadway systems; construction of expedient surviv-
ability structures (e.g., revetments and earthen berms) for aircraft, Class
III bulk liquids storage site preparation (TAFDS), Class V (A/W)
storage, and hardening of existing facilities; site preparation for and
installation of EAF arresting gear; and construction and improvement
of airfield utilities.

4. For railheads, Seabee tasks primarily include damage control and

repair.

4-9 ORIGINAL
4.4.5 Concept of Norway Airlanded MAGTF (NALM) Opera-
tions. The NALM is the only land-pre-positioned strategic employment
option currently in existence that supports a MAGTF.

4.4.6 The Seabee Role in NALM Operations

4.4.6.1 Concept of Employment. Seabee units should be employed in

support of the NALM in accordance with current OPLANs.

4.4.6.2 Seabee Tasks. Seabee tasks in support of NALM operations do

not differ from support normally provided to the MAGTF. However, Nor-
wegian Host Nation Support, as reflected in existing agreements, significantly
reduces the scope of construction necessary to support a NALM. This, in turn,
reduces the requirement for extensive Seabee vertical construction, although
horizontal construction and other logistics movement support functions may
be required.

4.5 SEABEE SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER

THAN WAR

The years following the end of the Cold War have seen the U.S. Armed
Forces participate in a multitude of new and challenging MOOTW missions,
consisting of civil-military, combined, and joint forces being employed in a
variety of roles and regions the likes of which were unforeseen just a few years
ago. Usually occurring in lesser regional conflict environments in the world’s
littoral regions, where 7 out of every 10 people on earth live within 200 miles
of the sea, where there are 125 cities with populations over 1 million, and where
most of the international trade routes intersect. These operations have typically
been assigned to naval expeditionary forces that are able to arrive first on the
scene in advance of heavier sustainment forces. These MOOTW contingen-
cies have ranged from humanitarian relief, noncombatant evacuation, and
disaster recovery missions, to peacekeeping and nation-building missions.
Navy and Marine engineer planners should recognize that the type of
MOOTW to be assigned to a MAGTF, as well as both the operating environ-
ment and duration on the ground, will have a substantial impact on all aspects
of possible Seabee support expected and required by the MAGTF commander.

ORIGINAL 4-10
It may be necessary for the civil-military, combined, or JTF to employ nu-
merous specialized engineering organizations (many of which reside in the
NCF) to support a range of MOOTW taskings. For instance, to accommodate
the staging, movement, and protection of supplies during humanitarian
relief operations, construction, and maintenance of pioneer roads and
expeditionary bridging, in addition to water well drilling and quarry/
rock-crusher operations (capabilities inherent in such organizations as
NMCBs and their Air DETs) may be required, or nation-building missions
may need the assistance of Seabee civic action teams. Support to special
operations forces in a MOOTW environment may require the unique engi-
neering capabilities best provided by a UCT Air DET. However, larger,
general construction organizations (such as the NMCB, PHIBCB, and
NCFSU) may be the most appropriate for deliberate and sustained engineer-
ing and construction operations in MOOTW environments.

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APPENDIX A

Reference Publications
A.1 JOINT PUBLICATIONS

DOD 6050.7 Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Department

of Defense Actions
AFSC PUB 1 The Joint Staff Officer’s Guide
JP 0-2 Unified Action Armed Forces (UNAAF)
JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and
Associated Terms
JP 3-07 Joint Doctrine for Military Operations Other Than War
JP 4-0 Doctrine for Logistic Support of Joint Operations
JP 4-04 Joint Doctrine for Civil Engineering Support
JP 5-0 Doctrine for Planning Joint Operations
JP 5-03.2 Joint Operation Planning and Execution System, Vol. II
(Planning and Execution Formats and Guidance)
MJCS-275-89 Planning Factors for Military Construction in
Contingency Operations

A.2 U.S. NAVY PUBLICATIONS

NDP 1 Naval Warfare

NDP 3 Naval Operations
NDP 4 Naval Logistics
NDP 5 Naval Planning
NDP 6 Naval Command and Control

A-1 ORIGINAL
NWP 1-01 The Naval Warfare Publication System
NWP 1-02 Naval Supplement to the DOD Dictionary of Military
and Associated Terms
NWP 3-02.1 Ship-to-Shore Movement (also FMFM 1-8)
NWP 3-02.3 Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Operations
(also FMFM 1-5)
NWP 3-02.21 Military Sealift Command in Support of Amphibious
Operations
NWP 3-02.21M Naval Beach Group
NWP 4-01.1 Navy Expeditionary Shore-Based Logistic Support
and RSOI Operations
NWP 4-04 Naval Civil Engineering Operations
NWP 4-04.2 Navy Civil Engineer Operations for Component
Commanders
NWP 4-11 Environmental Protection

NAVEDTRA 82534 Utilitiesman (Advanced)

NAVEDTRA 80662 Utilitiesman 2
NAVEDTRA 82532 Utilitiesman 3
NAVEDTRA 80649 Builder 1
NAVEDTRA 82520 Builder 3 and 2, Volume 1
NAVEDTRA 82521 Builder 3 and 2, Volume 2
NAVEDTRA 82525 Construction Electrician 1
NAVEDTRA 82523 Construction Electrician 3
NAVEDTRA 80636 Construction Electrician 3 and 2
NAVEDTRA 10644-G1 Construction Mechanic 3 and 2
NAVEDTRA 82528 Construction Mechanic Advanced
NAVEDTRA 82540-A Engineering Aid 1
NAVEDTRA 12540 Engineering Aid Intermediate/Advanced
NAVEDTRA 72540 Engineering Aid 2
NAVEDTRA 80696-A Engineering Aid 3
NAVEDTRA 10696-A Engineering Aid Basic
NAVEDTRA 82537 Equipment Operator Advanced
NAVEDTRA 82535 Equipment Operator Basic
NAVEDTRA 82543 Naval Construction Force/Seabee 1 and C
NAVEDTRA 82003 Seabee Combat Handbook, Volume 1
NAVEDTRA 82004 Seabee Combat Handbook, Volume 2

ORIGINAL A-2
NAVEDTRA 82529 Steelworker, Volume 1
NAVEDTRA 82530 Steelworker, Volume 2

NAVFAC P-315 Naval Construction Force Manual

NAVFAC P-437 Facilities Planning Guide

OPNAV 41P3 Table of Advanced Base Functional Components

OPNAVINST Projected Operational Environment (POE) and
3501.115C Required Operational Capabilities (ROCs) of the Naval
Construction Force (NCF)
OPNAVINST Doctrine and Policy Governing Naval Construction
5450.46 Forces

A.3 U.S. MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS

FMFM 0-8 Basic Marksmanship

FMFM 0-25 The Law of Land Warfare (with Change 1)
FMFM 1-3 Field Firing Techniques
FMFM 1-5 Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Operations
(also NWP 3-02.3)
FMFM 1-7 Supporting Arms in Amphibious Operations
(also NWP 22-2)
FMFM 1-8 Ship-to-Shore Movement (also NWP 22-3, Rev. B)
FMFM 2-6 Rear Area Operations
FMFM 3-1 Command and Staff Action
FMFM 4 Combat Service Support
FMFM 4-1 Combat Service Support Operations
FMFM 4-3 Landing Support Operations
FMFM 4-50 Health Service Support Operations
FMFM 4-6 Movement of Units in Air Force Aircraft
FMFM 5-1 Marine Aviation
FMFM 5-5 Antiair Warfare
FMFM 6-9 Marine Artillery Support
FMFM 7-5 Doctrine for Navy/Marine Joint Riverine Operations
FMFM 7-11H Field Behavior of NBC Agents
FMFM 8-2 Counterinsurgency Operations
FMFM 11-9 NBC Protection
FMFM 11-10 NBC Decontamination
FMFM 13-5 Engineer Field Data
FMFM 13-7 MAGTF Breaching Operations

A-3 ORIGINAL
FMFRP 0-1B Marine Physical Readiness Training for Combat
FMFRP 0-14 Marine Corps Supplement to the DOD Dictionary of
Military and Associated Terms
FMFRP 3-28 Tri-MEF Standing Operating Procedures for Field
Intelligence Operations
FMFRP 5-54 Small Arms Defense Against Air Attack
FMFRP 7-14A The Individual’s Guide for Understanding and
Surviving Terrorism
FMFRP 12-9 Jungle Warfare
FMFRP 12-14 Logistics in the National Defense
FMFRP 12-19 Combat and Field Medical Practice
FMFRP 12-52 Engineer Comments on the Evolution of the Marine
Engineer
MCDP 1 Warfighting

MCRP 3-0A Unit Training Management Guide

MCRP 3-0B How to Conduct Training

MCWP 3-15.1 Machineguns and Machine Gunnery

OH 7-8 Deployment of the Assault Follow-On Echelon (AFOE)

TM11275-15/3B Principal Technical Characteristics of USMC Engineer

NAVMC 2500/ Equipment Joint Manual for Civil Affairs
FM 41-5/
OPNAV 09B2P1/
AFM 110-7

A.4 U.S. ARMY PUBLICATIONS

FM 3-4 NBC Protection

FM 3-5 NBC Decontamination
FM 3-11 Flame Field Expedients
FM 3-21 Chemical Accident Contamination Control
FM 3-50 Deliberate Smoke Operations
FM 3-100 NBC Operations
FM 5-20 Camouflage
FM 5-25 Explosives and Demolitions
FM 5-30 Engineer Intelligence

ORIGINAL A-4
FM 5-34 Engineer Field Data
FM 5-35 Engineer’s Reference and Field Data
FM 5-36 Route Reconnaissance and Classification
FM 5-100 Engineer Combat Operations
FM 5-101 Mobility
FM 5-102 Countermobility
FM 5-103 Survivability
FM 5-104 General Engineering
FM 5-105 Topographic Operations
FM 5-116 Engineer Operations
FM 5-134 Pile Construction
FM 5-163 Sewerage
FM 5-164 Tactical Land Clearing
FM 5-165 Hasty Revetments for Parked A/C (AFR 86-13)
FM 5-166 Well Drilling Operations
FM 5-233 Construction Surveying
FM 5-277 Bailey Bridge
FM 5-333 Construction Management
FM 5-335 Drainage
FM 5-340 Airbase Damage Repair (Pavement Repair)
FM 5-530 Materials Testing
FM 5-541 Military Soils Engineering
FM 5-551 Carpenter
FM 5-553 General Drafting
FM 5-554 Construction Drafting
FM 5-742 Concrete and Masonry
FM 10-18 Petroleum Terminal and Pipeline Operations
FM 10-52 Field Water Supply and Distribution
FM 10-67 Petroleum Supply in Theaters of Operations
FM 10-69 Petroleum Supply Point Equipment and Operations
FM 10-280 Mobile Field Laundry, Clothing Exchange, and Bath
Operations
FM 20-31 Electrical Power Generation in the Field
FM 20-32 Mine/Countermine Operations at the Company Level
FM 30-10 Military Geographic Intelligence (Terrain)
FM 41-10 Civil Affairs Operations
FM 90-13 River Crossing Operations
FM 90-14 Rear Battle
FM 101-5 Staff Organization and Operations CCX

A-5 ORIGINAL
FM 101-5-1 Operational Terms and Graphics
FM 101-10-1 Staff Officer’s Field Manual: Organizational,
Technical and Logistic Data 340 Airbase Damage
Repair (Coordinating Draft)

TM 5-200 Camouflage Materials

TM 5-301-1 Army Facilities Components System — Planning
(Temperate)
TM 5-301-2 Army Facilities Components System — Planning
(Tropical)
TM 5-301-3 Army Facilities Components System — Planning
(Frigid)
TM 5-301-4 Army Facilities Components System — Planning
(Desert)
TM 5-302 Army Facilities Components System — Design
(5 volumes)
TM 5-303 Army Facilities Components System — Logistic Data
and Bills of Material
TM 5-304 Army Facilities Components System — User Guide
TM 5-312 Military Fixed Bridges
TM 5-315 Fire Fighting and Rescue Procedures in Theaters of
Operations
TM 5-330 Planning and Design of Roads, Airbases, and Heliports
in the T/O
TM 5-332 Pits and Quarries
TM 5-337 Paving and Surfacing Operations
TM 5-343 Military Petroleum Pipeline Systems
TM 5-349 Arctic Construction
TM 5-360 Port Construction and Rehabilitation
TM 5-370 Railroad Construction
TM 5-704 Construction Print Reading in the Field

ORIGINAL A-6
APPENDIX B

Comparison of Engineering
Capabilities
B.1 COMPARISON OF ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES

The notes below pertain to Annexes B.1 and B.2 on the following pages:

1. Engineer tasks are based on Mission Area 26 (MA26) Engineering,

U.S. Atlantic Command (USACOM)/J4ENG JTF ENG Guide, and
U.S. European Command (EUCOM) 68-1.

2. The Civ column in Annex B.1 includes civilian engineering services

organic to NAVFACENGCOM or procurable through NAVFAC-
ENGCOM authority.

B-1 (Reverse Blank) ORIGINAL

ANNEX B-1

Tasks, Capabilities, and

Sources of Engineering
Support
B1.1 LEGEND OF TASK PRIORITY AND CAPABILITY CODES

First Letter: P — Primary Task Responsibility Second Letter: H — Heavy Capability

S — Secondary Task Responsibility M — Medium Capability
N — Not an assigned Task L — Light Capability
N — No Capability

MOBILITY TASKS (CS) NCF CEB ESB MWSS CIV

Conduct Engineer Reconnaissance NL PM PM PL NN
Breach Obstacles NM PH SM NL NN
Construct Pioneer Roads SH PH SH SL NN
Assault Bridging SL* PL SL NN NN
Clear Mines NN PH SH SL NN
Clear Helicopter Landing Sites SH PM PH SL NN
Improve Beaches PH PH SH NN NN
Employ Specialized Demolitions SM PH SH NL NN
Provide Technical Engineer Advice SH PH NH PH NH
Fight as Infantry NL SM NL NN NN
* Assault Bridging (NCF Mission) — Disassemble MGB bridging placed by USMC engineers, pack
and prepare bridge components for reuse by USMC engineers and build bridge in place of MGB.

B-1-1 ORIGINAL
COUNTERMOBILITY TASKS (CS) NCF CEB ESB MWSS CIV
Conduct Engineer Reconnaissance NM PM PM PL NN
Place Mines NN PH SH SL NN
Plan/Install Obstacles and Barriers NM PH SH SL NN
Employ Specialized Demolitions SL PH SH NL NN
Provide Technical Engineer Advice SH PH SH PH NH
Fight as Infantry SL SM NL NN NN

SURVIVABILITY TASKS (CS) NCF CEB ESB MWSS CIV

Construct Field Fortifications SH PH PH PM NN
Employ Specialized Demolitions SM PH PH NL NN
Provide Technical Engineer Advice SH PH PH PH NH

GENERAL ENGINEERING TASKS NCF CEB ESB MWSS CIV

(CSS)
Conduct Engineer Reconnaissance PM SM PM PL NH
Surveying and Drafting PH SL PM PL NH
Plan/Construct/Repair/Maintain Camps PH SL PH PM NH
Improve Beaches PH SL PH NL NN
Construct Standard/Nonstandard Bridges PH SL PH NN NH
Improve Unpaved Roads/Airstrips/ PH SL PH SL NH
Marshaling Areas
Perform Rapid Runway Repair PH NN SM PM NN
Repair/Improve Bare Base Existing PH NN PH PM NH
Airfields
Build Expedient Airfields (Mats) PH NN PH SL NH
Plan and Estimate Projects PH PM PH PM PH
Materials Testing (Engineering PH SL PM PL SH
Properties)
Soil Stabilization PH SL PH PL NH
Construct Aircraft Revetment/Dispersal PH NL SH PM NH
Sites
Repair Airfield Damage PH NL PH PM NH
Engineering Design (Deliberate) PH NL PH SL NH
Perform Pile Driving Operations PM NN PM SL NH
Damage Assessment/Repair War PH NL NM NL NH
Damage
Drill Wells PH NN NN NN NH

ORIGINAL B-1-2
Construct Semipermanent Camps PH NL PH SL NH
GENERAL ENGINEERING TASKS NCF CEB ESB MWSS CIV
(CSS)
Erect Preengineered Structures PH NL PH PL NH
Construct Hard-Surfaced PH NN NN NN NH
Storage/Staging/Marshaling Areas
Vertical Construction (Including PH NL PM PL NH
Concrete)
Asphalt Roads PH NN NN NN NH
Operate Base Central Power Plants PM NN NN NN NH
Perform Base Maintenance PH NL SM SL NH
Concrete Production Operations PH NN NL NL NH
Asphalt Production Operations PH NN NN NN NH
Perform Quarry Operations PH NL SM NL NH
Perform Rock Crusher Operations PH NN SM NN NH
Construct Logistic Support Bases PH NL PH NL NH
Construct Airbases PH NN PH NN NH
Construct/Repair Port/Waterfront PH NL NM NL NH
Structures
Employ Specialized Demolitions PH PH SH NL NH
Conduct Nonexplosive Demolition and PH NL PH NL NH
Obstacle/Debris Removal
Provide Technical Engineer Advice PH NL PH PM NH
Fight as Infantry SL NM SL NN NN
Provide Tactical Water/Hygiene SL SL PH PM NH
Services
Provide Tactical Electrical Supply PH SL PH PM NH
Develop Sewage and Water Systems PM NN NL NL NH
Provide Tactical Bulk Fuel PH NN PH PM NH
Storage/Dispensing

B-1-3 (Reverse Blank) ORIGINAL

ANNEX B-2

Tasks, Capabilities, and

Sources of Seabee Support
B2.1 LEGEND OF TASK PRIORITY AND CAPABILITY CODES

First Letter: P — Primary Task Responsibility Second Letter: H — Heavy Capability

S — Secondary Task Responsibility M — Medium Capability
N — Not an assigned Task L — Light Capability
N — No Capability

GENERAL ENGINEERING TASKS Air

NMCB ACB CBU UCT NCFSU CBMU
(CSS) DET
Conduct Engineer Reconnaissance PM PL NL NL SL PM NL
Surveying and Drafting PH PL NN SL SM PH NL
Plan/Construct/Repair/Maintain PH PL NL SL NL PH SL
Camps
Improve Beaches — LOC PH PL PM NL SM PH NN
Improve Beaches — Combat NM NL PM NN SM NL NN
Construct Standard/Nonstandard PH PL NN NN NN PH NN
Bridges
Improve Unpaved Roads/Airstrips/ PH PL NL SL NL PH NN
Marshaling Areas
Perform Rapid Runway Repair PH PM NN NL NN PH NN
Repair/Improve Bare Base Exist.
Airfields
Build Expedient Airfields (Mats) — PH PL NN NN NN PH NN
LOC

B-2-1 ORIGINAL
GENERAL ENGINEERING TASKS Air
NMCB ACB CBU UCT NCFSU CBMU
(CSS) DET
Build Expedient Airfields (Mats) — PH PL NN NN NN PH NN
Combat
Plan and Estimate Projects PH PH NL PM SM PH SL
Materials Testing (Engineering PH PL NN NN NL PH SL
Properties)
Soil Stabilization PH PM NN NN NN PH NN
Construct A/C Revetment/Dispersal PH PM NN NN NN SH NN
Sites
Repair Airfield Damage PH PM NN NL NN PH NN
Engineering Design (Deliberate) PH PL NL NN NL PH NL
Perform Pile Driving Operations PL NN PM NN NN NN NN
Damage Assessment/WDR PH PL NN NL PM SH SL
Drill Wells PH PM NN SL NN PH NN
Construct Semipermanent Camps PH PM NL PM NL PH NL
Erect Preengineered Structures PH PM NN SM NL PH NL
Construct Hard-Surfaced Storage/ PH PM NN NN NN PH NL
Staging/Marshaling Areas
Vertical Construction (including PH PM NN PL NL PH NL
concrete)
Asphalt Roads PH PL NN NN NN PH NN
Operate Base Central Power Plants PM PL NN NN NL PM PM
Perform Base Maintenance SH SL NN NL NL SH PH
Concrete Production Operations PM NN NN NN NN PH NN
Asphalt Production Operations PM NN NN NN NN PH NN
Perform Quarry Operations PL NN NN NN NN PH NN
Perform Rock Crusher Operations PL NN NN NN NN PH NN
Construct Logistic Support Bases PH PL PH NN NL PH NN
Construct Airbases PH PL NN NN NN PH NN
Construct/Repair Port/Waterfront PH PL NL NN PH PH NN
Structures
Employ Specialized Demolitions PH PL NN NN SM PH NN
Conduct Nonexplosive Demolition PH PL NL NL PH PH NN
and Obstacle/Debris Removal
Provide Tech Engineer Advice PH PH NL SL PM PH NN
Fight as Infantry SL SL NL NL SL SL SL

ORIGINAL B-2-2
GENERAL ENGINEERING TASKS Air
NMCB ACB CBU UCT NCFSU CBMU
(CSS) DET
Provide Tactical Water/Hygiene SL NN NN NL SL NN NN
Services
Provide Tactical Electrical Supply NN NN NN SM NN NN NN
Develop Sewage and Water PM NL NN NL NN PM NN
Systems
Provide Tactical Bulk Fuel Storage/ NL NN PH NN PM NN NN
Dispensing Over-the-Shore
Over-the-Shore Causeway NN NN PH NN NN NN NN
Bulk Fuel Support NL NN NL NN NL NN NN
Class IV and IX Procurement/ NL NL NN NN NN NN NN
Storage/Mount-Out Capability
Disaster Prep and Recovery SH SM NL SM SL SH SM
Project Management SM NN NL NN NL SM NN
Environmental Projects SL SL NL SL SL SL NN
Erect Field Hospitals NM NL NN PH NN NM NL
Underwater Construction/ NN NN NL NN PH NN NN
Maintenance
Hazardous Materials Waste SL SL NL SL SL SL NN
Management

Air
MOBILITY TASKS (CS) NMCB ACB CBU UCT NCFSU CBMU
DET
Conduct Engineer Reconnaissance SM NL NL NL NL NN NN
Breach Obstacles NN NN NN NN NN NN NN
Construct Pioneer Roads SH SL NN NN NN NN NN
Assault Bridging NN NN NN NN NN NN NN
Clear Mines NN NN NN NN NN NN NN
Clear Helo Landing Sites SH SL NN NN NN NN NN
Improve Beaches NM NL PH NN SL NN NN
Employ Specialized Demolitions NL NN NN NN SL NN NN
Provide Tech Engineer Advice NH NL NL NN SL NH NL
Fight as Infantry SL SL NL NL SL SL SL

B-2-3 ORIGINAL
Air
COUNTERMOBILITY TASKS (CS) NMCB ACB CBU UCT NCFSU CBMU
DET
Conduct Engineer Reconnaissance NM NM NL NL NL NN NN
Place Mines NN NN NN NN NN NN NN
Plan/Install Obstacles/Barriers NM NL NL NN NN NN NL
Employ Specialized Demolitions NL NL NN NN SL NN NN
Provide Tech Engineer Advice NM NL NL NL SL NH NN
Fight as Infantry SL SL NL NL SL SL SL

Air
SURVIVABILITY TASKS (CS) NMCB ACB CBU UCT NCFSU CBMU
DET
Construct Field Fortifications SH SM NN NL NN NN NN
Employ Specialized Demolitions NL NL NN NN SM NN NN
Provide Tech Engineer Advice NH NL NL NL SM NH NL

ORIGINAL B-2-4
APPENDIX C

CESE Organic to Naval

Construction Units

C-1 (Reverse Blank) ORIGINAL

ANNEX C-1

CESE Organic to the NMCB

Code English Description Qty
0360-XX Truck, 4 Seats, HMMWV 16
0360-XX Truck, Maintenance, HMMWV 16
0360-42 Truck, Cargo, HMMWV 4
0360-52 Truck, Armament Carrier, HMMWV 8
0361-43 Truck, Ambulance, HMMWV 2
0587-61 Truck, 8-ton, Dump (MTVR) 16
0588-61 Truck, 8-ton, Cargo (MTVR) 14
0607-61 Truck, 8-ton, Tractor (MTVR) 10
0645-21 Truck, Tractor, 15-ton 10
0709-61 Truck, Field Service (MTVR) 3
0730-61 Truck, Wrecker, 25-ton (MTVR) 2
0746-61 Truck, Tank, Fuel (MTVR) 2
0816-11 Semitrailer, ISO, 40 foot, 34-ton 10
0825-11 Semitrailer, Lowbed, 35-ton 13
0829-02 Dolly Trailer, Converter 5
0842-01 Trailer, 13-ton, Bolster, Pole 1
0880-02 Trailer, Tank, Water, 400 gallons 10
1820-04 Truck, Forklift, 4,000 lbs, Rough Terrain 5
1820-12 Truck, Forklift, 12,000 lbs, Rough Terrain 7

C-1-1 ORIGINAL
Code English Description Qty
1820-50 Truck, Forklift, 50,000 lbs, Rough Terrain Container 2
Handler
2433-01 Mixer, Concrete, Kwik-Mix 2
2520-61 Distributor, Asphalt (MTVR) 1
2521-22 Tanker, Water, 6 to 8,000 gallons 2
2521-61 Distributor, Water (MTVR) 2
3135-02 Compressor, Air, 250 cfm 4
3165-02 Compressor, Air, 750 cfm, 100 psi 1
3165-11 Compressor, Air, 750 cfm, 300 psi 1
3630-32 Hammer, Pile 1
3635-01 Extractor, Pile 1
3710-61 Auger, Earth (MTVR) 2
3720-02 Drilling Machine, Well, 1,500 foot (ITWP) 1
3720-61 Truck, Well-Drill Support (MTVR) 1
4310-XX Ditcher Ladder, Large 1
4310-01 Ditcher, Ladder 1
4350-01 Excavator, Multipurpose Bucket, Full-Tracked 2
4420-21 Grader, Road, Motorized 6
4530-41 Loader, Front, Full-Tracked, 2-1/2 cy, Open ROPS 4
4531-10 Loader, Scoop, Wheeled, 2-1/2 cy, Open ROPS 3
4531-30 Loader, Scoop, Wheeled, 2-1/2 cy, Open ROPS 3
4615-01 Roller, Motorized 2
4635-20 Roller, Vibratory, Open ROPS 3
4750-20 Scraper-Tractor, 14 to 18 cy 6
4830-10 Tractor, Full-Tracked, 105 hp, Winch, Open ROPS 2
4850-12 Tractor, Full-Tracked, 200 hp, Angle, T-9 3

ORIGINAL C-1-2
Code English Description Qty
4850-21 Tractor, Full-Tracked, 200 hp, Semi-U, w/Ripper, T-9 3
4875-10 Tractor, Wheeled, w/Backhoe 2
4875-03 Tractor, Wheeled, w/Scraper Box 1
5110-22 Floodlight Set, Trailer-Mounted 10
5121-10 Generator Set, 10KW, Skid-Mounted 2
5121-15 Generator Set, 15KW, Skid-Mounted 4
5122-30 Generator Set, 30KW, Skid-Mounted 3
5124-60 Generator Set, 60KW, Skid-Mounted 6
5160-01 Lubricator, Skid 1
5170-71 Welding Machine, Arc, Trailer-Mounted 7
5210-11 Pump, Reciprocating, 100 gpm 2
5220-19 Pump, Centrifugal, 500 gpm 2
5220-21 Pump, Centrifugal, 400 gpm 8
5220-31 Pump, Centrifugal, 1,000 gpm 1
5250-10 Pump Module, Sixcon, POL 6
5250-11 Storage Module, Sixcon, POL 26
5250-20 Pump Module, Sixcon, Water 3
5250-21 Storage Module, Sixcon, Water 10
5420-01 Decontaminating Apparatus, Power-Driven, 50 gpm 2
5490-01 Container, Refrigerator, Rigid Box, 8x8x20 feet 2
5498-03 Laundry Unit, Field 2
5710-21 Sweeper, Magnetic, Towed 2
5900-01 Saw, Woodwork, Trailer 4
5910-11 Shop Equipment, Machine, Trailer 1
5920-01 Automatic Building Machinery MIC-240 1
8215-01 Crane, Truck, 35-ton 2
8254-25 Crane, Wheeled, 14-ton 2

C-1-3 ORIGINAL
ANNEX C-2

CESE Organic to the NMCB

Air DET
Code English Description Qty
0360-XX Truck, Maintenance, Utility, HMMWV 1
0360-42 Truck, Cargo, HMMWV 1
0360-52 Truck, Armament Carrier, HMMWV 1
0587-61 Truck, 8-ton, Dump (MTVR) 2
0588-61 Truck, 8-ton, Cargo (MTVR) 2
0607-61 Truck, 8-ton, Tractor (MTVR) 2
0825-11 Semitrailer, Lowbed, 35-ton 2
0880-02 Trailer, Tank, Water, 400 gallons 2
1820-12 Truck, Forklift, 12,000 lbs, Rough Terrain 2
2433-01 Mixer, Concrete, Kwik-Mix 1
2521-61 Distributor, Water (MTVR) 1
3135-02 Compressor, Air, 250 cfm 1
4420-21 Grader, Road, Motorized 1
4531-10 Loader, Scoop, Wheeled 1
4635-20 Roller, Vibratory, Open ROPS 1
4830-10 Tractor, Full-Tracked, 105 hp, Winch, Open ROPS 1

C-2-1 ORIGINAL
Code English Description Qty
4875-10 Tractor, Wheeled, w/Backhoe 1
5110-22 Floodlight Set, Trailer-Mounted 4
5121-15 Generator Set, 15KW, Skid-Mounted 2
5122-30 Generator Set, 30KW, Skid-Mounted 2
5170-71 Welding Machine, Arc, Trailer-Mounted 2
5210-11 Pump, Reciprocating, 100 gallons 1
5220-21 Pump, Centrifugal, 400 gpm 2
5250-10 Pump Module, Sixcon, POL 1
5250-11 Storage Module, Sixcon, POL 5
5250-20 Pump Module, Sixcon, Water 1
5250-21 Storage Module, Sixcon, Water 2

ORIGINAL C-2-2
ANNEX C-3

CESE Organic to the NCFSU

Code English Description Qty
0360-XX Truck, Utility, Maintenance, HMMWV 1
0360-42 Truck, Cargo, HMMWV 10
0360-52 Truck, Armament, HMMWV 5
0361-43 Truck, Ambulance, HMMWV 1
0587-61 Truck, 8-ton, Dump (MTVR) 36
0588-61 Truck, 8-ton, Cargo (MTVR) 13
0607-61 Truck, 8-ton, Tractor (MTVR) 15
0709-61 Truck, Field, Service (MTVR) 1
0713-61 Truck, Tire, Service (MTVR) 1
0725-61 Truck, Maintenance, Aerial, Platform (MTVR) 1
0730-61 Truck, Wrecker, 25-ton (MTVR) 2
0825-11 Semitrailer, Lowbed, 35-ton 9
0842-01 Trailer, 13-ton, Bolster, Pole 1
0843-02 Trailer, Cable Reel, 9-ton 2
0880-02 Trailer, Tank, Water, 400 gallons 2
Code English Description Qty
1820-04 Truck, Forklift, 4,000 lbs, Rough Terrain 2

C-3-1 ORIGINAL
1820-12 Truck, Forklift, 12,000 lbs, Rough Terrain 5
2120-00 Central Mix Plant, Concrete 1
2200-02 Crusher, Rock, Primary 5
2200-03 Crusher, Rock, Secondary 5
2300-01 Paver, Asphalt, Tracked 2
2410-12 Mixer, Asphalt, Drum, Trailer 1
2417-01 Mixer, Soil Stabilizer 2
2420-11 Mixer, Transit 6
2425-01 Mixer, Concrete, Mobile 8
2470-02 Saw, Concrete Self-Propelled, 24-inch Blade 1
2520-61 Distributor, Asphalt (MTVR) 2
2521-22 Distributor, Water, Semitrailer (MTVR) 3
2610-11 Conveyor, EMD 25
2740-02 Kettle, Bituminous, Trailer 1
3165-02 Compressor, Air, 750 cfm, 100 psi 2
3532-02 Drill, Rock, Tracked, Mounted 6
4260-01 Crane, 60-ton, Crawler, Mounted 1
4310-XX Ditcher, Ladder, Large 2
4310-01 Ditcher, Ladder 3
4350-01 Excavator, Multipurpose Bucket, Full-Tracked 2
4420-21 Grader, Road, Motorized 1
4531-30 Loader, Scoop, Wheeled, 2-1/2 cy 7
4531-42 Loader, Scoop, Wheeled, 4 cy 6
4622-01 Roller, Compaction, Self-Propelled 4
4635-30 Roller, Vibratory, Asphalt, Self-Propelled 2
Code English Description Qty
4750-20 Scraper, Wheeled, 19 to 21 cy 6

ORIGINAL C-3-2
4760-00 Truck, Dump, Off-Highway, Articulating, 20-ton 15
4850-21 Tractor, Full-Tracked w/Ripper 8
5110-22 Floodlight Set, Trailer-Mounted 5
5124-60 Generator Set, 60KW, Skid-Mounted 3
5128-01 Generator Set, 200KW, Skid-Mounted 8
5160-01 Lubricator, Skid 1
5170-71 Welding Machine, Arc, Trailer-Mounted 7
5220-19 Pump, Salt Water, Centrifugallons 500 gpm 1
5220-31 Pump, Centrifugal, 1,000 gpm 3
5250-10 Pump Module, Sixcon, POL 6
5250-11 Storage Module, Sixcon, POL 47
5250-20 Pump Module, Sixcon, Water 3
5250-21 Storage Module, Sixcon, Water 10
5420-01 Decontaminating Apparatus, Power-Driven, 500 1
gallons
5452-01 Water Purification Unit (ROWPU) 9
5498-03 Laundry Unit, Field 2
5710-21 Sweeper, Magnet, Towed 1
5740-01 Sweeper, Broom, Towed 2
5910-11 Shop Equipment, Machine, Trailer 1
8254-25 Crane, Wheeled, 14-ton 2

C-3-3 (Reverse Blank) ORIGINAL

APPENDIX D

Table of NCFSU Echelons

Note

All echelons contain equipment, facilities, and technical advisors.

NMCBs will normally support operation of the equipment contained in
Echelons 8 through 14.
Echelon Description Area (Sf) Weight (lbs) Cube (Cf)
1 Headquarters and 1,275 807,326 48,642
Administration
2 Engineer Support 249 23,306 2,265
3 Long Haul Equipment Support 6,581 1,416,273 74,420
4 Augment Equipment Support 807 1,612,738 47,2
5 Facilities Support 336 each (CESE only)
6 Cold Weather Augment 0 4,201,932 108,312
7 Open
8 Soil Stabilization Equipment 2,675 365,440 24,673
9 Asphalt Plant/Paving Equipment 5,382 735,325 69,812
10 Concrete Plant 3,394 409,822 41,084
11 Bridge/Waterfront Construction 1,964 255,882 13,245
Equipment
12 Transmission Line 1,014 68,445 7,646
13 Earthmoving and Compaction 10,237 1,489,775 121,040
Equipment
14 Quarry and Rock Crusher 18,502 14,806,002 833,853
Equipment

D-1 (Reverse Blank) ORIGINAL

APPENDIX E

Sample Seabee Support

Request
E.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON REQUESTING UNIT

MAGTF Unit:_________ Current Location: ________ Total Personnel: ____

Point of Contact/Telephone/Fax: ____________________________________
Mission: _______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Mission Area: ___________________________________________________
Specify Required Completion Dates/Timeframes:_______________________

E.2 CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT REQUESTED

1. Horizontal Construction Required

a. Airfield Construction.
(1) Type and number of aircraft utilizing airfield (MOG):
Rotary-Wing (e.g., CH-46E, CH-53A/E, AH-1W, UH-1N):_____
Fixed-Wing (e.g., F/A-18A/F, EA-6B):_____________________
V/STOL (e.g., AV-8B, MV-22): __________________________
Tactical Transport (e.g., C-130, C-17): ____________________
Strategic Transport (e.g., C-141, C-5): _____________________
(2) Number of anticipated takeoffs/landings per day/per
aircraft: _____________________________________________

E-1 ORIGINAL
(3) Area of runway/taxiway/parking apron requirements
(sf): ________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
b. Area of roads, marshaling/staging areas, landing, and drop zones
(sf): ___________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2. Vertical Construction Required.
a. Facility hardening requirements.
(1) Earthen berms (lf x ht): _________________________________
(2) EAF Revetments (lf x ht): _______________________________
b. Utility requirements.
(1) Water wells (gals/day):_________________________________
(2) ROWPU (gals/day): ___________________________________
(3) Power generation (Kwh/day): ____________________________
(4) Power distribution (Describe): ___________________________
c. Expeditionary structures requirements _________________________
(Quantity/Size/Use): _______________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
d. Beddown and storage requirements (e.g., troops, ISBs, ASPs — _____
Quantity/Size/Use): _______________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
e. Bridging requirements.
(1) Type of bridging (e.g., Bailey, MGB): _____________________
(2) Length of span: _______________________________________
(3) Required military load classification each:__________________
f. Countermobility requirements (Explain): _______________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
3. Class IV support available (Describe/Source/Quantify): ______________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
4. Standard of construction desired _________________________________
(Initial/Temporary): __________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
5. Free-form comment on specific tasks/projects requested: _____________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL E-2
APPENDIX F

Relevant Standardization
Agreements
F.1 GENERAL

NATO Standardization Agreements, American, British, Canadian, and

Australian (ABCA) Quadripartite Standing Agreements, and Air Standard
Coordinating Committee (ASCC) Air Standards are international agree-
ments that are on file at Marine Corps Combat Development Command
(MCCDC), WFC, Combined Doctrine, Quantico, VA 22134-5001, and are
not normally distributed. The required implementing documents of these in-
ternational agreements are identified where possible.

F.2 NATO STANDARDIZATION AGREEMENTS

STANAG NATO Standardization Agreement Implementing

Title Documents
1001 OP Standardized System of Numbering JP 1-02, FM 101-5,
Days and Hours Relative to a Given FMFM 3-1
Operation or Exercise
1059 MiS National Distinguishing Letters of
Use by NATO Forces
1195 AW Amphibious Embarkation ATP 39(A), FM(J) 20-12

F-1 ORIGINAL
STANAG NATO Standardization Agreement Implementing
Title Documents
2002 NBC Warning Signs for the Marking of
Con- taminated or Dangerous Land
Areas, Complete Equipment,
Supplies, and Stores
2003 OP Patrol Reports FM 7-8
2010 Military Load Classification Markings FM 5-34, FM 5-35,
ENGR FM 5-36, FM 5-312
2014 OP Operation Orders, Warning Orders, FMFM 3-1, FM 1-111,
and Administrative/Logistics Orders FM 1-114, FM 1-116,
FM 1-117, FM 5-100,
FM 6-20-30, FM 55-2,
FM 55-10, FM 101-5
2019 OP Military Symbols for Land-Based APP 6
Systems
2020 OP Operational Situation Reports FM 101-5, FM 17-95
2023 MMS Marking of Military Cargo for Interna- MILSTD-129
tional Movement by all International
Means of Transportation
2027 M&T Marking of Military Vehicles FM 5-36, FM 5-34
2028 MiS System for Field Cable or Field Wire FM 24-20, FM 44-18
Labeling
2035 OP Signing of Headquarters and FM 3-5, FM 3-87,
Installations FM 5-34, FM 19-4,
FM 21-30, FM 21-40,
FM 101-5, FM 101-5-1
2036 Land Minefield Laying, Marking, Re- FM 5-34, FM 5-100,
ENGR cording, and Reporting Procedures FM 5-102, FM 7-7,
FM 7-8, FM 7-20,
FM 20-32, AFR 206-2
2066 MiS Layout for Military Correspondence AFR 10-1, AR 25-50,
AFP 13-2,
SECNAVINST 5216.5C
2079 TAC Rear Area Security and Rear Area
Damage Control
2096 Reporting Engineer Information in the FM 5-34
ENGR Field

ORIGINAL F-2
STANAG NATO Standardization Agreement Implementing
Title Documents
2129 OP Recognition and Identification of FM 6-20-1, FM 17-95,
Forces on the Battlefield FM 97, FM 22-6,
FM 44-18, FM 71-1,
FM 72-2
2154 M&T Regulations for Military Motor CINCUSNAVEURINST
Vehicle Movement by Road 1600.7 USAEUR Reg
55-355, OH 4-9, USAFE
Reg 75-4
2156 M&T Surface Transport Request and FM 55-10
Surface Transport Reply
2158 VF Identification of Military Trains FM 55-20
2165 M&T Forecast Movement/Transport Re-
quirements — Rail, Road and Inland
Waterways
2173 VF Regulations for the Securing of
Military Tracked and Wheeled Ve-
hicles on Railway Wagons
2827 MH Materials Handling in the Field
2889 Marking of Hazardous Areas and FM 5-102, FM 20-30
ENGR Routes Through Them
2929 Airfield Damage Repair FM 5-340, FM 9-15,FM
SNLC (NATO Confidential) 9-59, AFR 93-2,AFR
136-8, AFR 136-10, AFR
360-1, T.O. 60A-2-1-39
3672 Indexes to Series of Land Maps, and PS/1GB/250,
IGeo Aeronautical Charts and Indexes to PS/2ED/040,
Military Geographic Information and PS/2ED/041,
Documentation (MGID) PS/2ED/042, PS/3GD/001
3675 Symbols on Land Maps, PS/2AD/040,
IGeo Aeronautical Charts and Special PS/3AA/101, PS/1AB/120,
Naval Charts PS/1AE/201, PS/3BB/201,
PS/1AC/140,
PS/4AC/390,
PS/1AA/100, PS/1AC/160
3680 MIS NATO Glossary of Terms and Defi- AAP 6
nitions (English and French)
3774 TN Control Procedures for Pallets and FM 55-12, AFR 76-6
Associated Restraint Equipment Used
in Combined Air Transport Operations

F-3 ORIGINAL
STANAG NATO Standardization Agreement Implementing Documents
Title
4108 Allied Quality Assurance DFAR, SUPLMT para 46-
MMS Publications (AQAPS) 406
5048 The Minimum Scale of Communica- FM 5-100, FM 6-20,
tions for NATO Land Forces FM 11-23, FM 11-30,
Require- ments, Principles, and FM 11-92, FM 24-1,
Procedures FM 44-1, FM 44-100

F.3 ABCA QUADRIPARTITE STANDING AGREEMENTS

QSTAG Quadripartite Standing Agreement Implementing

Title Documents
180 ENGR Military Load Classification of Civil TM 5-36, FM 90-13,
Bridges by the Reconnaissance and TC 5-32, TC 5-210
Correlation Methods
213 STANO Camouflage Standards
229 ES Abbreviations for Use on Drawings

F.4 ASCC AIR STANDARDS

Standard ASCC Air Standards Title Implementing

Documents
104/13C Revision of Engineering Drawings DOD-STD-100C,
Chap 500
104/2C Graphic Symbology for Use on the
Engineering Drawings and
Associated Data
104/14B Directory of Engineering Data Mil-HDBK-331B
Repositories (ADV PUB) AFR 67-4

ORIGINAL F-4
INDEX
Page
No.
A

ABCA quadripartite standing agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4

Advanced base functional component system, the . . . . . . . . . 1-30
Amphibious construction battalion, the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
ASCC air standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4

Background information on requesting unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Basic task organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

C3 and defensive capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5, 2-9, 2-14, 2-18

CESE organic to:
Naval construction units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
The NCFSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3-1
The NMCB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1-1
The NMCB air det . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2-1
Combat:
Engineer battalion, the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
Service support capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5, 2-9, 2-14, 2-18
Command and control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Command relationship factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Command relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Communication capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Comparison of engineering capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Concept of Norway airlanded MAGTF (NALM) operations . . . . 4-10
Concept of employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4, 2-6, 2-12, 2-15
Concept of MPF operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Concepts of MAGTF engineer operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

Index-1 ORIGINAL
Page
No.
Concepts of the naval construction force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Battalion maintenance unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Battalion unit, the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Support requested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Defensive capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

Deployment considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Doctrinal basis for support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Elements of the engineering process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

Employment :
Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Phasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Engineer:
Force multiplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Organizational structure, MAGTF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33
Staff actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Support battalion, the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
Support of amphibious operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Support of pre-positioning operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Functional areas of:

Engineering support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Fundamentals of Seabee operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

ORIGINAL Index-2
Page
No.
G

General construction missions of the Seabees . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

History of the Seabees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Introduction to the Seabees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Joint publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Legend of task priority and capabilities codes . . . . . . . B-1-1, B-2-1

Marine wing support group/Marine wing support squadron, the . . 1-38

Miscellaneous planning considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Mission(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-11, 2-15
Mobilization and assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

NATO standard agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

Nature of engineer operations in a Marine air-ground task force. . . 1-1
Naval construction force support unit, the. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Naval construction regiment, the. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3, 2-4
Naval mobile construction battalion, the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Navy and Marine Corps component planning . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
NMCB air detachment, the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Index-3 ORIGINAL
Page
No.
O

Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-11, 2-15
of the Seabees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
structure, Seabees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Organizational integrity, planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Other Seabee organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Personnel allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Principles of Seabee operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Project management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

Reference publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Relevant standardization agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Requesting Seabee support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Role of the MAGTF engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

Sample Seabee support request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Seabee :
And MAGTF planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Employment considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Operational planning considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Role in amphibious operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Role in MPF operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Role in NALM operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

ORIGINAL Index-4
Page
No.
Support of amphibious operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Support of forward-deployed MAGTF operations. . . . . . . . . 4-2
Support of military operations other than war . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Support of pre-positioning operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Support requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Support of Seabee units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

Table of NCFSU echelons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Tables of allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3, 2-4, 2-8, 2-13, 2-15, 2-17
Tasks, capabilities, and sources of engineering support . . . . . . B-1-1
Tasks, capabilities, and sources of Seabee support . . . . . . . . B-2-1
Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19

U. S. Marine Corps publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

U.S. Army publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
U.S. Navy publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Underwater construction team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
USMC/USN terms of reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

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